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Adjective shackled has 1 sense
  1. fettered, in bonds, in fetters, shackled - bound by chains fastened around the ankles
    Antonym: unbound (indirect, via bound)
,Verb shackle has 2 senses
  1. pinion, shackle - bind the arms of
    --1 is one way to restrain, confine, hold
    Sample sentence:
    They want to shackle the prisoners
  2. fetter, shackle - restrain with fetters
    --2 is one way to restrain, confine, hold
    Derived form: noun shackle1
    Sample sentence:
    They want to shackle the prisoners
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