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Noun
S:
(n)
shackle
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bond
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hamper
,
trammel
(a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner))
direct hyponym
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full hyponym
S:
(n)
ball and chain
(heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner by a chain)
S:
(n)
fetter
,
hobble
(a shackle for the ankles or feet)
S:
(n)
handcuff
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cuff
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handlock
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manacle
(shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs)
S:
(n)
irons
,
chains
(metal shackles; for hands or legs)
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
derivationally related form
S:
(n)
shackle
(a U-shaped bar; the open end can be passed through chain links and closed with a bar)
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(n)
bar
(a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon)
"there were bars in the windows to prevent escape"
S:
(n)
implement
(instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end)
S:
(n)
instrumentality
,
instrumentation
(an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end)
S:
(n)
artifact
,
artefact
(a man-made object taken as a whole)
S:
(n)
whole
,
unit
(an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity)
"how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit"
S:
(n)
object
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physical object
(a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow)
"it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"
S:
(n)
physical entity
(an entity that has physical existence)
S:
(n)
entity
(that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
part holonym
S:
(n)
padlock
(a detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut)
Verb
S:
(v)
pinion
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shackle
(bind the arms of)
S:
(v)
fetter
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shackle
(restrain with fetters)