shackle


shackle - noun

  • a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
  • a U-shaped bar; the open end can be passed through chain links and closed with a bar

    • shackle - verb

    • bind the arms of
    • restrain with fetters

    shackle - thesaurus

    bond   fetter   hamper   pinion   trammel  


    View spelling list Words ending in kle and learn about the word shackle in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 26. Word endings: -le, and exceptions e.g. al, el, ol.

    Scrabble score for shackle

    s is 1 h is 4 a is 1 c is 3 k is 5 l is 1 e is 1
    Scrabble score = 16

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