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shackled

/ˈʃæk.əld/

shackledverb

shackled

Past Simple

shackled

Past Participle

Past tense and past participle form of the verb "shackle."

Definitions

Simple past tense and past participle of shackle.

The guards shackled the prisoners before the transfer.

Synonyms

shackledadjective

more shackled

Comp.

most shackled

Super.

/ˈʃæk.əld/

Translations

скованный

The prisoner was shackled and unable to move freely.

Заключенный был скованный и не мог свободно двигаться.

закованный

His creativity felt shackled by the strict rules.

Его креативность казалась закованной строгими правилами.

Definitions

Restrained or restricted, as if by shackles.

The shackled prisoner could barely move his arms.

Synonyms

Antonyms

shackledpast participle

Definitions

Physically bound with shackles; fettered.

The captives sat shackled in the dimly lit cell.

shackleverb

shackled

Past Simple

shackled

Past Simple

shackled

Past Participle

shackling

Gerund

/ˈʃæk.əl/

Translations

заковывать

The guards shackle the prisoner before transporting him.

Охранники заковывают заключенного перед транспортировкой.

связывать

The new regulations shackle the company's ability to innovate.

Новые правила связывают способность компании к инновациям.

Additional translations

сцеплять

Definitions

To restrain or restrict the freedom of someone or something.

The new regulations threaten to shackle the growth of small businesses.

To bind with shackles or chains.

The prisoners were shackled and led away by the guards.

To connect or fasten (a chain, rope, or cable) with a shackle.

They shackled the towline to the trailer hitch.

Synonyms

shacklenoun

Definitions

A metal fastening, usually one of a pair, for encircling and confining the ankle or wrist of a prisoner or captive.

The prisoner was led away in shackles, his hands bound tightly.

A restraint or impediment to free action, progress, or expression.

The new regulations acted as a shackle on the company's growth.

A U-shaped metal piece with a pin or bolt across the opening, used to secure a chain or rope to something.

The sailor used a shackle to attach the anchor to the boat.

A length of anchor chain equal to 15 fathoms (approximately 90 feet), used as a unit of measurement at sea.

The chart shows the anchor resting in three shackles of water.

shackleadjective

Definitions

Relating to or designed for use with a shackle.

Inspect all shackle pins before each lift.