Definitions for shackles
shack·les

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1. shacklesnoun

   Restraints, (usually metal) often joined by a chain, placed around a prisoner's wrists or ankles to restrict their movement.

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1. shackles

   Semicircular clumps of iron sliding upon a round bar, in which the legs of prisoners are occasionally confined to the deck. Manacles when applied to the wrists. (See BILBOES.)

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1. shacklesnoun

   Handcuffs.

How to pronounce shackles?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say shackles in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of shackles in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of shackles in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of shackles in a Sentence

1. Kim Su-jung:

   I believe this ruling frees women from shackles.

2. Emeasoba George:

   Never say the sky is your limit. Rather, say it's your starting point. For, there are footprints already in the moon i.e. you can break the shackles of limitations. -Emeasoba George

3. Imam Ali, Peak of Eloquence (Nahjul Balagha):

   205. A greedy man will always find himself in the shackles of humility.

4. Sherry Jo Matt:

   She lit up a room, her heart was pure, she would do anything for anybody and the only person at the end of the day Siena ever hurt was herself, the demons of mental illness and the shackles of addiction took over who she really was at her core.

5. The Post:

   Britney, Inside the Dream, she’s had to ask permission to use the phone and for access to any kind of money. Even her body has not been hers to control. Basically she’s been turned into a 12-year-old girl – permanently – asking Daddy if she can have pocket money. These limitations, these shackles, have always been part of the conservatorship.

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