shackles — n. to cast off, throw off one s shackles * * * throw off one s shackles to cast off … Combinatory dictionary
shackles — plural noun 1) shackles of iron Syn: chains, fetters, irons, leg irons, manacles, handcuffs; bonds; informal cuffs, bracelets 2) the shackles of bureaucracy Syn: restrictions, restraints, constraints … Thesaurus of popular words
shackles — ▶ plural noun 1 the men filed through their shackles: CHAINS, fetters, irons, leg irons, manacles, handcuffs; bonds; informal cuffs, bracelets. 2 the shackles of bureaucracy: RESTRICTIONS … Useful english dictionary
Shackles (Praise You) — Infobox Single Name = Shackles (Praise You) Artist = Mary Mary from Album = Thankful Released = 1999 (U.S.) February 1 2000 U.S. re issue Format = CD Single Recorded = 1999 Genre = R B / Gospel Length = 4:24 Label = Columbia Writer = Erica Atkins … Wikipedia
shackles — noun Restraints, (usually metal) often joined by a chain, placed around a prisoners wrists or ankles to restrict their movement. Syn: fetter, manacles … Wiktionary
shackles — n. manacles, handcuffs, fetters, metal rings used to bind the hands or ankles shack·le || ʃækl n. metal ring used to fasten the hands or ankles, fetter, manacle, handcuff v. bind someone s hand or ankles with handcuffs, fetter, manacle … English contemporary dictionary
shackles — a pair of fetters connected by a chain, used to fasten a prisoner s wrists or ankles together. → shackle … English new terms dictionary
shackles — [ˈʃæk(ə)lz] noun [plural] a pair of connected metal rings that can be locked onto the wrists or legs of a prisoner … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
shackles — Iron bands fastened on the legs or arms of a prisoner and joined by a chain. See handcuffs; manacles … Ballentine's law dictionary
break through the shackles of habit — break the habit, change the ways to which one is accustomed … English contemporary dictionary
Deck v. Missouri — Supreme Court of the United States Argued March 1, 2005 Decided May 23, 2005 … Wikipedia