shackle
/ˈʃak(ə)l/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈʃak(ə)l/
shackle
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Stress
- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Final e often stays silent
shac - kle -> shackle
Myanmar meaning
မင်းတုံးပါရှိသော သံကွင်း၊ သံကြိုး။ ခြေထိတ် ၊ လက်ထိတ်။ အထိန်းအချုပ် ၊ အဟန့်အတား။
Full entry
၁။ [C usu pl ] လက်ထိတ်။ သံခြေချင်း။
၂။ shackles [pl] the ~ s of sth အချုပ်အနှောင်။ the shackles of convention.
v
၁။ လက်ထိတ်ခတ်သည်။ ထိပ်တုံးခတ်သည်။
၂။ (esp passive) ရေငုံနှုတ်ပိတ်နေရသည်။ be shackled by stupid and restricting laws.
More examples
- ‘The article reported that the girl was detained in handcuffs and shackles.’
- ‘She could tell he was chained to a wall with iron shackles on each wrist and she assumed on his ankles too.’
- ‘Your client is not in shackles in the prison itself, only when being transported to and from…’
- ‘She and I would never be broken apart again, and we would never have to feel the lash of a whip, hear someone call us ugly names, feel the cold cruelty of shackles and chains about our wrists and ankles.’
- ‘As Jordan walked through the school gates it was as if iron shackles fell over his wrists and weighed him down.’
- ‘When Francis came to, he found himself in a cavernous room, suspended a metre or more above the ground, by sturdy shackles on his wrists and ankles.’
- ‘She ran forward and quickly undid the shackles on his wrists and ankles.’
- ‘She found herself in a dark cold cell with chains around her wrists and shackles around her ankles.’
- ‘The men roughly pulled Prudence and the others from the wagon and put cast iron shackles around their wrists, attaching them to the cart so they wouldn't get away.’
- ‘He tugged on the chain connecting my shackles together’
- ‘She saw Avery in the prison yard hanging from the shackles on his wrists.’
- ‘As she moved her hand to massage her temples, she felt the weight of heavy chains and shackles around her wrists.’
- ‘The shackles on his ankles and the handcuffs on his wrist made him ache.’
- ‘I noticed that she had cuffs around her wrists and ankles, like shackles without the chains.’
- ‘‘I'm sorry, ’ he said, and he took a pair of shackles and locked them around her wrists, chaining her to the wall.’
- ‘He also wore shackles on his wrists and ankles as well as a metal collar around his neck to prevent his escape.’
- ‘If the pain from the raw electricity didn't kill the prisoner, the shackles would.’
- ‘The boy was wearing a blue and black prisoner uniform with broken shackles on his wrists and feet.’
- ‘Finally, he reached into his knapsack, removing a pair of handcuffs and leg shackles to restrain Nathan.’
- ‘They caught up surprisingly fast and one tackled me to the ground while the other placed shackles on my ankles and wrists.’
Synonyms
fetter, manacle, chain up, put in irons, bind, bond, bracelet, chain, confine, constrain, cuff, electronic ankle bracelet, hamper, handcuff, handcuffs, hinder, hog-tie, hold, hold captive, impede, irons, leg-iron, obstruct, put a straitjacket on, restrain, restraint, restrict, rope, secure, thwart, tie up, trammel, yoke
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