shackling

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of securing someone or something with chains or ropes.

  - "The prisoners were shackled before being transported to the courtroom."
  - "The sailors secured the cargo with shackles."

• Noun

  A device used to restrict the freedom of movement of a person or animal.

  - "The prisoner was released from the shackles after serving his sentence."
  - "The horse was shackled to prevent it from running away."

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Antonyms

free , liberate , unshackle , unshackle , untie

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with shackling
hackling , packling , crackling

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Variants

List of all variants of shackling that leads to same result
shackle , shackled , shackler , shacklers , shackles , shackling

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Forms

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shackles (plural), shackle (singular)

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Etymology

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From Old English scoclan, from scoclanian 'to chain'.

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Trivia

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1. Shackles were used as early as the Roman Empire to secure prisoners and slaves.

2. The word 'shackles' is also used metaphorically to describe emotional or psychological bondage.

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Related Concepts

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1. Bondage: A state of being physically or metaphorically restrained or controlled.

2. Imprisonment: The act of confining a person to a prison or other place of detention.

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Culture

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Shackling has been used throughout history to restrict the freedom of individuals, often as a form of punishment or control. In literature, shackles have been used as a metaphor for oppression and bondage. In art, images of shackles have been used to represent slavery and imprisonment.

How to Memorize "shackling"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person being handcuffed and shackled.
   - Visualize a heavy chain and shackle.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'shackles' with the idea of restriction or control.
   - Think of a prisoner or an animal being shackled.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the word 'shackles' by associating it with the 'S' sound and the idea of something that restricts movement.

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