What does shackled mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. fettered, shackledadjective

    bound by chains fastened around the ankles

Wiktionary

  1. shackledadjective

    Restrained by shackles, chained.

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  1. Shackled

    Shackled is an adjective that describes someone or something that is physically or metaphorically bound or constrained, often by chains or restraints, limiting their freedom, movement, or potential actions.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Shackled

    of Shackle

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of shackled in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of shackled in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of shackled in a Sentence

  1. Suzanne Sisley:

    With marijuana you have to go through added layers of government red tape. It highlights the way marijuana research is being shackled by politics.

  2. Hillary Clinton:

    This generation will not be shackled by fear and hate.

  3. Ben Crump:

    Fortunately, a man who is paralyzed and fighting for his life after being shot seven times in the back, will no longer have to deal with the pain of having his ankles and wrist shackled and the traumatic stress of being under armed guard.

  4. Mike Pompeo:

    The United States government maintains relationships with unofficial partners around the world, and Taiwan is no exception. ... Today’s statement recognizes that the U.S.-Taiwan relationship need not, and should not, be shackled by self-imposed restrictions of our permanent bureaucracy.

  5. Kanye West:

    I said the idea of sitting in something for 400 years sounds -- sounds -- like a choice to me, I never said it's a choice, i never said slavery itself -- like being shackled in chains -- was a choice.

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