What Does Shackled Mean?

A shackle, also known as a gyve, is a U-shaped piece of metal secured with a clevis pin or bolt across the opening, or a hinged metal loop secured with a quick-release locking pin mechanism. The term also applies to handcuffs and other similarly conceived restraint devices that function in a similar manner.

What does it mean to shackle someone?

1a : to bind with shackles : fetter. b : to make fast with or as if with a shackle. 2 : to deprive of freedom especially of action by means of restrictions or handicaps : impede.

How do you use shackled in a sentence?

Shackled sentence example
  1. The rest of us are mindless morons shackled by our " limiting beliefs " . ...
  2. They 'd be kicking and rolling about - exactly how you would be if you were shackled up. ...
  3. To understand this, you have only to imagine a baseball pitcher trying to throw a fastball with his legs shackled .
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