Shackle
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Shackle
Noun
- A restraint fitted over a human or animal appendage, such as an ankle, finger, or wrist, normally used in a pair joined by a chain.
"The prisoner lay in shackles in his gloomy cell."
- A U-shaped piece of metal secured with a bolt or pin across the ends, or a hinged metal loop secured with a quick-release locking pin mechanism, used for attaching things together while allowing for some degree of movement; a clevis. Part of a padlock that consists of a loop of metal (round or square in cross section) that encompasses what is being secured by the lock. A hook, ring, or other device for connecting, holding, lifting, etc.; specifically , a small incomplete ring secured with a bolt across the ends, used to connect lengths of cable or chain together, or to keep a porthole closed. Synonym of hobble or hopple (“a short strap tied between the legs of a horse, allowing it to wander a short distance but not to run off”). A link for connecting railroad cars; a draglink, drawbar, or drawlink.
- A U-shaped piece of metal secured with a bolt or pin across the ends, or a hinged metal loop secured with a quick-release locking pin mechanism, used for attaching things together while allowing for some degree of movement; a clevis.
- Part of a padlock that consists of a loop of metal (round or square in cross section) that encompasses what is being secured by the lock.
- A hook, ring, or other device for connecting, holding, lifting, etc.; specifically , a small incomplete ring secured with a bolt across the ends, used to connect lengths of cable or chain together, or to keep a porthole closed.
Verb
- To place (a person or animal) in shackles (noun etymology 1 sense 1); to immobilize or restrain using shackles.
"This law would effectively shackle its opposition."
- To place (a person or animal) in shackles (noun etymology 1 sense 1); to immobilize or restrain using shackles.
- 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.).
- To provide (something) with a shackle.
- 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."
Noun
Verb
- To rattle or shake (something). To put (something) into disorder; specifically , to cause (standing stalks of corn) to fall over.
- To rattle or shake (something).
- To put (something) into disorder; specifically , to cause (standing stalks of corn) to fall over.
- Often followed by about: to be idle or lazy; to avoid work.
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