hamshackle en · VERB
Etymology
From ham + shackle.
Meanings
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(transitive) To tie (an animal) by a rope binding the head to one of the forelegs.
to hamshackle a horse or cow
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(figuratively, transitive) To bind or restrain; to impose restrictions upon.
Not only are our sources, indicating the pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton, limited, but we are also hamshackled by certain time constraints.
2010, Steven Ortlepp, Introduction to the Interlinear Bible, page 180:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hamshackled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| hamshackled | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| hamshackling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| hamshackles | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Synonyms
subdue · inhibit · check · underbring · smother · repress · curb · hamshackle · vanquish · restrict · quench · withstrain · limit · repress · contain · stop · dampen · choke back · behedge · shackle · bury · hold down · suppress · withhold · quell · chasten · stifle · restrain · curtail · cork · govern · hold back · stay · curtail · guard · catch · straiten · throttle · bind