trammel

trammel
n Usu. trammels
1. restraint, constraint, check, curb, barrier, block, obstacle, bar; hindrance, impediment, deterrent, holdback, stumbling block; hitch, snag, knot, drawback, Inf. fly in the ointment.
2. fetters, manacles, bonds, shackles, pinions, gyves, handcuff, Inf. cuffs, Sl. bracelets, ball and chain; muzzle, gag; straight jacket; halter, yoke, harness.
3. confinement, circumscription, detention; imprisonment, incarceration, durance; bondage, duress, captivity, custody.
v
4. restrict, restrain, rein, bridle, constrain; frustrate, thwart, impede, hinder, handicap; bar, obstruct, block, blockade, barricade; stop, halt, stay; inhibit, hold back.
5. fetter, manacle, handcuff, cuff, Sl. slap the cuffs or bracelets on [s.o.] put in irons; chain, enchain, tether, gyve; hobble, truss, bind, tie, tie up, tie hand and foot; entrammel, pinion.
6. entangle, ensnare, enmesh, entrap, snag, catch, net.

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