Main Entry:

²shackle

Function:

transitive verb

Inflected Form(s):

shack·led; shack·ling \-k(ə-)liŋ\

Date:

15th century

1 a: to bind with shackles : fetter b: to make fast with or as if with a shackle2: to deprive of freedom especially of action by means of restrictions or handicaps : impede

synonyms see hamper

— shack·ler \-k(ə-)lər\ noun