trammel

tram·mel  (trml)

n.

1. A shackle used to teach a horse to amble.

2. Something that restricts activity, expression, or progress; a restraint.

3. A vertically set fishing net of three layers, consisting of a finely meshed net between two nets of coarse mesh.

4. An instrument for describing ellipses.

5. An instrument for gauging and adjusting parts of a machine; a tram.

6. An arrangement of links and a hook in a fireplace for raising and lowering a kettle.

tr.v. tram·meled or tram·melled, tram·mel·ing or tram·mel·ling, tram·mels

1. To enmesh in or as if in a fishing net. See Synonyms at hamper¹.

2. To hinder the activity or free movement of.

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[Middle English tramale, a kind of net, from Old French tramail, from Late Latin trmaculum : Latin trs, three; see trei- in Indo-European roots + Latin macula, mesh.]

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trammel·er n.

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trammel [ˈtræməl]

n

1. (often plural) a hindrance to free action or movement

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Fishing) Also called trammel net a fishing net in three sections, the two outer nets having a large mesh and the middle one a fine mesh

3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) Rare a fowling net

4. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) US a fetter or shackle, esp one used in teaching a horse to amble

5. (Engineering / Tools) a device for drawing ellipses consisting of a flat sheet of metal, plastic, or wood having a cruciform slot in which run two pegs attached to a beam. The free end of the beam describes an ellipse

6. (Engineering / Tools) (sometimes plural) another name for beam compass

7. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) Also called tram a gauge for setting up machines correctly

8. (Cookery) a device set in a fireplace to support cooking pots

vb -els, -elling, -elled US, -els -eling, -eled (tr)

1. to hinder or restrain

2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) to catch or ensnare

3. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) to produce an accurate setting of (a machine adjustment), as with a trammel

[from Old French tramail three-mesh net, from Late Latin trēmaculum, from Latin trēs three + macula hole, mesh in a net]

trammeller  US, trammeler n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	trammel - a fishing net with three layers; the outer two are coarse mesh and the loose inner layer is fine mesh trammel net fishing net, fishnet - a net that will enclose fish when it is pulled in
	2.	trammel - an adjustable pothook set in a fireplace pothook - an S-shaped hook to suspend a pot over a fire
	3.	trammel - a restraint that is used to teach a horse to amble constraint, restraint - a device that retards something's motion; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted"
	4.	trammel - a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) hamper, shackle, bond ball and chain - heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner by a chain fetter, hobble - a shackle for the ankles or feet handcuff, handlock, manacle, cuff - shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs chains, irons - metal shackles; for hands or legs constraint, restraint - a device that retards something's motion; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted"
Verb	1.	trammel - catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes" snare, trap, ensnare, entrap hunting, hunt - the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport capture, catch - capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping; "I caught a rabbit in the trap today" gin - trap with a snare; "gin game"
	2.	trammel - place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" confine, limit, throttle, restrain, restrict, bound tighten, reduce - narrow or limit; "reduce the influx of foreigners" tie - limit or restrict to; "I am tied to UNIX"; "These big jets are tied to large airports" gate - restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment draw a line, draw the line - reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on); "I draw the line when it comes to lending money to friends!" mark off, mark out - set boundaries to and delimit; "mark out the territory" harness, rein, rule - keep in check; "rule one's temper" baffle, regulate - check the emission of (sound) hamper, cramp, halter, strangle - prevent the progress or free movement of; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries" tighten up, constrain, stiffen, tighten - restrict; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations" clamp down, crack down - repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable); "The police clamped down on illegal drugs" inhibit - limit the range or extent of; "Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs" constrain, cumber, encumber, restrain - hold back curb, hold in, control, moderate, contain, check, hold - lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"

Translations

trammel [ˈtræməl]

A. VT → poner trabas a

B. NPL trammels → trabas fpl

trammel

vt → einengen; to feel trammelled by something → sich durch etw behindert or eingeengt fühlen

n trammels

pl → Fesseln pl

trammel [ˈtræməl] vt (frm, liter) → intralciare