SHACKLE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
   
   Synonym(s)
   • bond (what does bond mean?)
   • hamper (what does hamper mean?)
   • trammel (what does trammel mean?)
   • trammels (what does trammels mean?)
   
   Hypernyms(s) shackle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • restraint (what does restraint mean?)
   • constraint (what does constraint mean?)
   
   Hyponym(s)
   • ball and chain (what does ball and chain mean?)
   • fetter (what does fetter mean?)
   • hobble (what does hobble mean?)
   • handcuffs (what does handcuffs mean?)
   • handcuff (what does handcuff mean?)
   • cuffs (what does cuffs mean?)
   • cuff (what does cuff mean?)
   • handlock (what does handlock mean?)
   • manacle (what does manacle mean?)
   • iron (what does iron mean?)
   • irons (what does irons mean?)
   • chain (what does chain mean?)
   • chains (what does chains mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • restrict (what does restrict mean?)
   • restrain (what does restrain mean?)
   • trammel (what does trammel mean?)
   • limit (what does limit mean?)
   • bound (what does bound mean?)
   • confine (what does confine mean?)
   • throttle (what does throttle mean?)
   • handicap (what does handicap mean?)
   • hinder (what does hinder mean?)
   • hamper (what does hamper mean?)
   • hamper (what does hamper mean?)
   • halter (what does halter mean?)
   • cramp (what does cramp mean?)
   • strangle (what does strangle mean?)
   • fetter (what does fetter mean?)
   • shackle (what does shackle mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a U-shaped bar
   • the open end can be passed through chain links and closed with a bar
   
   Hypernyms(s) shackle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • bar (what does bar mean?)

SHACKLE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • restrain with fetters
   
   Synonym(s)
   • fetter (what does fetter mean?)
   
   Hypernyms(s) shackle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • restrain (what does restrain mean?)
   • confine (what does confine mean?)
   • hold (what does hold mean?)
   
   Hyponym(s)
   • manacle (what does manacle mean?)
   • cuff (what does cuff mean?)
   • handcuff (what does handcuff mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • shackle (what does shackle mean?)
   • bond (what does bond mean?)
   • hamper (what does hamper mean?)
   • trammel (what does trammel mean?)
   • trammels (what does trammels mean?)
   • fetter (what does fetter mean?)
   • hobble (what does hobble mean?)
2. Meaning
   • bind the arms of
   
   Synonym(s)
   • pinion (what does pinion mean?)
   
   Hypernyms(s) shackle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • restrain (what does restrain mean?)
   • confine (what does confine mean?)
   • hold (what does hold mean?)