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to trammel
01
place limits on (extent or amount or access)
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
trammel
3rd person singular
trammels
Present participle
trammeling
Past simple
trammeled
Past participle
trammeled
02
catch in or as if in a trap
Trammel
01
a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
trammels
02
a restraint that is used to teach a horse to amble
03
an adjustable pothook set in a fireplace
04
a fishing net with three layers; the outer two are coarse mesh and the loose inner layer is fine mesh
