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verb
To tie (an animal) by a rope binding the head to one of the forelegs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To bind or restrain; to impose restrictions upon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, transitive
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Synonyms: curtail, repress, behedge, guard, govern, smother, bind, chasten, check, inhibit, contain, vanquish, cork, curb, quench, quell, bury, dampen, hamshackle, hold back, hold down, limit, restrain, restrict, shackle, stay, stifle, stop, straiten, subdue, suppress, throttle, underbring, withhold, withstrain
Antonyms: none provided
History
From ham + shackle.
