| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | Something that physically confines the legs or arms: bond, chain (used in plural), fetter, handcuff (often used in plural), iron (used in plural), manacle, restraint, shackle. Archaic : gyve. See FREE. | | VERB: | 1. To restrict the activity or free movement of: chain, fetter, hamper, hamstring, handcuff, leash, manacle, shackle, tie, trammel. Informal : hog-tie. See FREE, HELP. 2. To walk in a lame way: halt2, hitch, limp. See MOVE.
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