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shackle

noun verb

A restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)

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Word length
7
Starts with
S
Ends with
E
Contains
HA
Scrabble score
16
CEFR level
C1

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noun

  1. A restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)

noun

  1. A U-shaped bar; the open end can be passed through chain links and closed with a bar

verb

  1. Restrain with fetters

verb

  1. Bind the arms of

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