English-Dutch translations for shackle

• boei
• boeien
  In tijden van stagnatie en recessie werken deze boeien als een rem op mogelijke economische impulsen. In times of stagnation and recession, its shackles prove to have a toxic effect on economic recovery.
• sluiting

Definition of shackle

• A restraint fit over a human or animal appendage, such as a wrist, ankle or finger; normally used in pairs joined by a chain
• A U-shaped piece of metal secured with a pin or bolt across the opening, or a hinged metal loop secured with a quick-release locking pin mechanism
• A restraint on one's action, activity, or progress
• A fetter-like band worn as an ornament
• A link for connecting railroad cars; a drawlink or draglink
• Stubble
• To restrain using shackle#Noun|shackles; to place in shackles
• To shake, rattle

Examples

• This law would effectively shackle its opposition.

Related words

• ramshackle
• shackles
• shackled
• unshackle
• Shackleford
• shacklebolt
• shack ramshackle