shackle in English

noun
1
a pair of fetters connected together by a chain, used to fasten a prisoner's wrists or ankles together.
He tugged on the chain connecting my shackles together
2
a metal link, typically U-shaped, closed by a bolt, used to secure a chain or rope to something.
So was the shackle which fastened it to the halyard.
verb
1
chain with shackles.
A believer in strict discipline, he preferred forms of punishment like putting a prisoner in stocks or shackling him to a ball and chain.
synonyms:chainfettermanaclesecuretie (up)bindtetherhobbleput in chainsclap in ironshandcuff

Use "shackle" in a sentence

Below are sample sentences containing the word "shackle" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "shackle", or refer to the context using the word "shackle" in the English Dictionary.

1. Shackle them!

2. To lock: Close the shackle and scramble the shackle and scramble the dials.

3. Power is the shackle to shackle itself while love is the emancipator to emancipate itself.

4. Every shackle will now break open

5. It's just a shackle for ourselves.

6. But why shackle yourself to that horror?

7. Terminal may be hook link and shackle.

8. The prisoner was fastened by a shackle.

9. Working Load Limit permanently shown on every shackle.

10. Polyurethane Front / Rear Frame Shackle Eye Bushing Set

11. At last fasten tension chain ends with a shackle.

12. Turn stop ar the 3 rd number. Pull the Shackle.

13. The memory is likely a shackle which never rusts away.

14. The prisoner broke the shackle with a hammer and escaped away.

15. Don't Break Sap, Sheep, Shackle! You break it! You tank it!

16. Justin: Oh, my parents are in the shackle and move business.

17. Traditional hierarchy histological structure has been a shackle of sharing knowledge.

18. Install rear of spring onto rear spring shacklInstall shackle platDo not tighten.

19. He's too young to shackle himself with the responsibilities of a family.

20. The Van Beest Bolt Type Shackle G-4163 comes with a hexagonal nut and cotter pin to secure the shackle bolt for safer overhead lifting, towing, and other rigging applications

21. This item: ABUS 34 Buffo +USH 34 Standard Shackle Bicycle U-Lock - 230mm

22. Brinks 673-70401 70mm Commercial Discus Lock with Stainless Steel Shackle, 4-Pack

23. He is too young to shackle himself with the responsibilities of a family.

24. To break the shackle of traditional organization structure, a hypertext organization is put forward.

25. Let Attius stand as promised fate for all who would see Roman slaves from shackle.

26. We are all slaves of our pasts that shackle our memories and prescribe our subsequent actions.

27. All through the feudal ages the ruling class did their best to shackle women with Confucian ethics.

28. Using a Begirding Shackle to bind her up, he threw her to the ground under the impluvium

29. The more constraints one imposes, the more one frees one's self of the claims that shackle the spirit.

30. While you might find this an appealing prospect, it will soon become a shackle that will hinder your progress online.

31. (2) 2 product ratings - 4 Lot 3/4" D Ring Bow Shackle Screw Pin Clevis Rigging Jeep Towing 4.75 Ton

32. Archducal •cackle, crackle, grackle, hackle, jackal, mackle, shackle, tackle •ankle, rankle •Gaskell, mascle, paschal •tabernacle • ramshackle •débâcle

33. Zhang Ruochen held the Begirding Shackle in one hand and the Ancient Abyssal Blade in another, pointing at King Daxi’s forehead

34. Ranger Grip Boatsman Large Pocket Knife with Shackle Opener As a life explorer, you know that happiness is a journey, not a destination

35. If we've forgotten considering and given up quiet selfhood, then shouting, roaring, dealing and speculating can't remove the shackle and cangue of a period.

36. Spring Breakage. Breakage of leaf springs can result from excessive overloading, loose U Blots, loose center Bolt, an improperly operating shock absorber, or tight spring shackle.

37. 27 Spring Breakage. Breakage of leaf springs can result from excessive overloading, loose U Blots, loose center Bolt, an improperly operating shock absorber, or tight spring shackle.

38. The Hornady Armlock Handgun Box 98151 is made with a 1/8", laser cut, steel shackle that adjusts to accommodate objects up to 3.5" in diameter

39. Use the single Clevis shackle with any swing seat, and do not forget to add a Clevis key for locking and unlocking the pin and improving the shackle’s tamper resistance

40. Using mechanical restraints such as handcuffs in order to shackle a prisoner to a fixed object anchored to either a floor, wall or ceiling is not an acceptable restraining technique.

41. ‘I hung over the side of the pulpit and saw that the Bobstay chain was shackled to the end cap on the bowsprit, so I hunted up a wrench and another shackle.’

42. What is a Combination lock? A Combination lock is a common security device that uses a series of letters, numbers, or other symbols as a personalized pin code to lock/unlock the shackle

43. Some sources informed me that Clevises had non-threaded clevis pins while shackles ALWAYS had threaded shackle pins although sufficient Googling appears to show both Clevises and shackles with threaded and non-threaded pins

44. To achieve this, the end of the webs (15) protruding from the opening (22) is connected to an elastically expandable shackle (18) which can be anchored to the socket housing (1) by means of a clamp.

45. Whether a Clevis is a bent flat bar around a board secured with a pin, two parallel "tangs" or plates with a pin, or a shackle like design at the end of a threaded rod - a Clevis end on a turnbuckle - …

46. Constrain (v.) "to exert force, physical or moral, upon, either in urging to action or restraining from it," early 14c., constreyen, from stem of Old French constreindre (Modern French contraindre) "restrain, control," from Latin constringere "to bind together, tie tightly, fetter, shackle, chain," from assimilated form of com "with, together" (see con-) + stringere "to draw tight" (see strain