shackle
To place in shackles; to immobilize or restrain using shacklesTo place (a person or animal) in shackles (noun etymology 1 sense 1); to immobilize or restrain using shackles.
» Democracy is shackled by capitalist power.
Meaning
9 senses(transitive)To place (a person or animal) in shackles (noun etymology 1 sense 1); to immobilize or restrain using shackles.
заковатьzakovatʹ
ско́вуватиskóvuvaty, скува́тиskuváty
(transitive)To connect or couple (something) to another thing using a shackle (noun etymology 1 sense 1.1.1, etymology 1 sense 1.1.3, etc.).
(transitive)To provide (something) with a shackle.
(figuratively, transitive)To inhibit or restrain the ability, action, activity, or progress of (someone or something); to render (someone or something) incapable or ineffectual.
This law would effectively shackle its opposition.
ско́вуватиskóvuvaty, скува́тиskuváty
(intransitive, reflexive)Of two things: to connect or couple together.
(UK, dialectal, transitive)To rattle or shake (something).
(UK, dialectal, transitive)To put (something) into disorder; specifically (agriculture), to cause (standing stalks of corn) to fall over.
(UK, dialectal, intransitive)Often followed by about: to be idle or lazy; to avoid work.
(figuratively, obsolete, transitive)To combine (a substance) with another substance.
- restrain with fetters
- bind the arms of
Examples
11 sentencesDemocracy is shackled by capitalist power.
Let's shackle your feet with silver fetters.
Sami was shackled to his hospital bed.
I bought a shackle for the cow.
Sami was led from the courthouse in shackles.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English schakelen, schakkylen (“(also figurative) to put (someone) in shacklesFrom Middle English schakelen, schakkylen (“(also figurative) to put (someone) in shackles; to protect (legs) with greaves”), from shakel, schakkyl, schakle (noun) (see etymology 1) + -en (suffix forming the infinitives of verbs).
From shack (“variant of shake”), shake (verb) + -le (suffix forming agent nouns; frequentative suffix forming verbs).
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Forms
shackles, shackling, shackled, shackledSynonyms
10 synonymsAntonyms
9 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle