SHACKLE

(noun) a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
synonyms : bond , hamper , trammel
(noun) a U-shaped bar; the open end can be passed through chain links and closed with a bar
(verb) restrain with fetters
synonyms : fetter
a time-honored tradition is fine as long as it doesn't become a fetter that prevents us from trying something new -added by nithi
(verb) bind the arms of
synonyms : pinion
She was pinioned to the chair while the men searched the room. -added by naila_inlas

Mnemonics for shackle

(Tag: ridiculous) S(shahid)-HACKLE...in movie kaminey..Shahid (HACKLE wala character) ko galti se police HATHKADI(chain) pehna kar jail mein kaid kar deti hai....
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(Tag: ) visualise shakaal chained in shackels
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(Tag: ) shackle - buckle the ankles from shaking.
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(Tag: ) rhymes with ankle and is used to chain ankles.
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(Tag: ) BEWARE FROM SHAM UNIVERSITIES IN US AS THEY DEPORT STUDENTS WITH SHACKLES ....
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(Tag: ) SHACKLE and MANACLE which are rhyming words refer to fetters or chains for the wrists and ankles to restrain prisoners from escaping.
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(Tag: global) shake+le(ss)=cannot move as he is chained down
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