shackled
AdjectiveSynonyms:
fettered
WordNet 3.0
Adjective (1)
- bound by chains fastened around the anklesSynonyms: fettered
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
1.To tie or confine the limbs of, so as to prevent free motion; to bind with shackles; to fetter; to chain. [1913 Webster]
To lead him shackled, and exposed to scorn Of gathering crowds, the Britons' boasted chief.— J. Philips.[1913 Webster]
2.Figuratively: To bind or confine so as to prevent or embarrass action; to impede; to cumber. [1913 Webster]
Shackled by her devotion to the king, she seldom could pursue that object.— Walpole.[1913 Webster]
3.To join by a link or chain, as railroad cars. [U. S.] [1913 Webster]
Shackle bar, the coupling between a locomotive and its tender. [U.S.]
Shackle bolt, a shackle. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]