English Explanatory Dictionary

hamshackle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To tie (an animal) by a rope binding the head to one of the forelegs.
  2. To bind or restrain; to impose restrictions upon.

Word forms

hamshackle hamshackles hamshackling hamshackled

Etymology

From ham + shackle.

Synonyms

curtail repress behedge guard govern smother bind chasten check inhibit contain vanquish cork curb bury dampen hamshackle hold back hold down limit restrain restrict shackle stay stifle stop straiten subdue suppress throttle underbring withhold withstrain
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