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    shackle

    shackle - Dictionary definition and meaning for word shackle

    Definition
    (noun) a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
    Synonyms : bond , hamper , trammel
    Definition
    (noun) a U-shaped bar; the open end can be passed through chain links and closed with a bar Definition
    (verb) bind the arms of
    Synonyms : pinion
    Definition
    (verb) restrain with fetters
    Synonyms : fetter
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for shackle

S(shahid)-HACKLE...in movie kaminey..Shahid (HACKLE wala character) ko galti se police HATHKADI(chain) pehna kar jail mein kaid kar deti hai....

visualise shakaal chained in shackels

shackle - buckle the ankles from shaking.

rhymes with ankle and is used to chain ankles.

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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shake+le(ss)=cannot move as he is chained down

BEWARE FROM SHAM UNIVERSITIES IN US AS THEY DEPORT STUDENTS WITH SHACKLES ....

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