⛓️shackle

Meaning

to chain or restrain; to restrict someone’s actions or freedom

Example Sentences

Outdated regulations shackle small businesses and slow innovation.

Example Expressions

throw off the shackles

Synonyms

chain, fetter, bind, restrain, hamper

Antonyms

free, liberate, unshackle

Collocations

shackle progress, economic shackles, iron shackles, shackle a prisoner, throw off shackles