SHACKLE
Scrabble letter values: S1H4A1C3K5L1E1 = 16
Definition
- verb bind the arms of. — synonyms: pinion
- verb restrain with fetters. — synonyms: fetter
- noun a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner). — synonyms: bond, hamper, trammel
- noun a U-shaped bar.
Examples
- “the open end can be passed through chain links and closed with a bar”
- “The prisoner lay in shackles in his gloomy cell.”
- “This law would effectively shackle its opposition.”