shackle

1. 1.

   To place (a person or animal) in shackles (noun etymology 1 sense 1); to immobilize or restrain using shackles.

2. 2.

   To connect or couple (something) to another thing using a shackle (noun etymology 1 sense 1.1.1, etymology 1 sense 1.1.3, etc.).

3. 3.

   To provide (something) with a shackle.

4. 4.

   To inhibit or restrain the ability, action, activity, or progress of (someone or something); to render (someone or something) incapable or ineffectual.

5. 5.

   Of two things: to connect or couple together.

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