shackle

IPA(Pronunciation)

transitive broadly

Japanese Meaning

鎖で拘束する、または鎖を使って固定する / 身動きを封じる、進行や能力を妨げる

The guards shackle the prisoner to the post before the transfer.

護送の前に看守たちは囚人を柱に手かせで拘束した。

Sense（1）

(transitive) To restrain using shackles; to place in shackles.

Sense（2）

(transitive, by extension) To render immobile or incapable; to inhibit the progress or abilities of.

This law would effectively shackle its opposition.

shackles

（ present singular third-person ）

shackling

（ participle present ）

shackled

（ participle past ）

shackled

（ past ）