Definizione monolingua

shackle

shackle (third-person singular simple present shackles, present participle shackling, simple past and past participle shackled)

1. To restrain using shackles; to place in shackles.
2. By extension, to render immobile or incapable; to inhibit the progress or abilities of someone or something.

   This law would effectively shackle its opposition.

   • 2011 February 12, Phil McNulty, “Man Utd 2 - 1 Man City”, BBC:

     Rooney, superbly shackled by City defender Vincent Kompany for so long as Ferguson surprisingly left Dimitar Berbatov on the bench, had previously cut a forlorn and frustrated figure but his natural instincts continue to serve him and United so well.

shackle (plural shackles)

1. A restraint fit over a human or animal appendage, such as a wrist, ankle or finger. Usually used in plural, to indicate a pair joined by a chain.
2. A U-shaped piece of metal secured with a pin or bolt across the opening, or a hinged metal loop secured with a quick-release locking pin mechanism. Sometimes referred to as a D shackle, a D closure or a green pin shackle.

Definizione dizionario shackle

ammanettare

manette

moschettone

Altri significati:

A restraint fit over a human or animal appendage, such as a wrist, ankle or finger. Usually used in plural, to indicate a pair joined by a chain.

To restrain using shackles; to place in shackles.

By extension, to render immobile or incapable; to inhibit the progress or abilities of someone or something.

A U-shaped piece of metal secured with a pin or bolt across the opening, or a hinged metal loop secured with a quick-release locking pin mechanism. Sometimes referred to as a D shackle, a D closure or a green pin shackle.

a U-shaped piece of metal

a restraint fit over an appendage