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Shackle
01
a metal fastening, usually a pair, joined by a chain or hinge, used to fasten a prisoner's wrists or ankles together
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
shackles
Examples
The guards secured the prisoner 's wrists with heavy iron shackles to prevent any attempts at escape.
02
a U-shaped bar; the open end can be passed through chain links and closed with a bar
to shackle
01
to tie up or restrain with strong metal bands or chains
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
shackle
3rd person singular
shackles
Present participle
shackling
Past simple
shackled
Past participle
shackled
Examples
The prisoners were shackled and taken to their cells.
02
bind the arms of
