Shackle

Tamil Meaning

தளை

கட்டு

English Meaning

  1. A metal fastening, usually one of a pair, for encircling and confining the ankle or wrist of a prisoner or captive; a fetter or manacle.
  2. A hobble for an animal.
  3. Any of several devices, such as a clevis, used to fasten or couple.
  4. A restraint or check to action or progress. Often used in the plural: economic shackles that precluded further investment.
  5. To confine with shackles; fetter.
  6. To fasten or connect with a shackle.
  7. To restrict, confine, or hamper. See Synonyms at hamper1.

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