Noun
- 1. shackle, bond, hamper, trammel, restraint, constraint
- usage: a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
- 2. shackle, bar
- usage: a U-shaped bar; the open end can be passed through chain links and closed with a bar
Verb
- 1. pinion, shackle, restrain, confine, hold
- usage: bind the arms of
- 2. fetter, shackle, restrain, confine, hold
- usage: restrain with fetters
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