Definitions for shackles
shack·les

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1. shackles(Noun)

   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. shackles(noun)

   Handcuffs.

How to pronounce shackles?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Fischel Benkhald:

   It feels like shackles have been removed from me and I feel a great sense of liberty now.

2. Donald Trump:

   It is so nice that the shackles have been taken off me and I can now fight for America the way I want to.

3. Donald Trump:

   Our very weak and ineffective leader, Paul Ryan, had a bad conference call where his members went wild at his disloyalty, it is so nice that the shackles have been taken off me and I can now fight for America the way I want to.

4. Emeasoba George:

   If you can get rid of limitations off your mind. Then, you will surely, sooner or later break the shackles of limitations and as well go to many places in your lifetime. -Emeasoba George

5. Barack Obama:

   Today, America chooses to cut loose the shackles of the past, so as to reach for a better future for the Cuban people, for the American people, for our entire hemisphere and for the world.

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