Antonyms for shackle

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : shak-uhl

Phonetic Transcription : ˈʃæk əl

Definition of shackle

Origin : Old English sceacel "shackle, fetter," probably also in a general sense "a link or ring of a chain," from Proto-Germanic *skakula- (cf. Middle Dutch, Dutch schakel "link of a chain, ring of a net," Old Norse skökull "pole of a carriage"), of uncertain origin. According to OED, the common notion of "something to fasten or attach" makes a connection with shake unlikely. Figurative use from early 13c. Related: Shackledom "marriage" (1771); shackle-bone "the wrist" (1570s).

noun restraint
verb restrain

Example sentences :

Did I make them, I would not attempt to shackle the conscience of any one.
Extract from : « The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 » by Various

“Why, the beggars have knocked the shackle off the chain,” cried Raft.
Extract from : « The Beach of Dreams » by H. De Vere Stacpoole

My tormentors did not shackle me; I was spared that humiliation.
Extract from : « Lords of the North » by A. C. Laut

Sad and strange to say, it is also associated with the whip, the shackle, and the cowhide.
Extract from : « The Quadroon » by Mayne Reid

A town without a charter,' he says, 'is a town without a shackle.'
Extract from : « The English Utilitarians, Volume I. » by Leslie Stephen

He went off again, and Shackle stood shaking his fist after him.
Extract from : « Cutlass and Cudgel » by George Manville Fenn

Shackle followed him, net in one hand, wooden netting-needle in the other.
Extract from : « Cutlass and Cudgel » by George Manville Fenn

Now, Tom, let the chain out; I will jump below and knock out the shackle.
Extract from : « A Chapter of Adventures » by G. A. Henty

He knows, Maurice stammered, that if he were to feel a shackle I would abandon——.
Extract from : « Paths of Judgement » by Anne Douglas Sedgwick

Shackle the chain again, heave taut, and cast off the lashings.
Extract from : « The Seaman's Friend » by Richard Henry Dana

Synonyms for shackle

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