English dictionary

fetter

/'f/E/t/@/r/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a shackle for the ankles or feet

noun.artifact

Synonyms hobble

Source: WordNet 3.0
A chain or shackle for the feet; a chain by which an animal is confined by the foot, either made fast or disabled from free and rapid motion; a bond; a shackle.

noun

Source: webster1913

restrain with fetters

verb.contact

Synonyms shackle

Source: WordNet 3.0
To put fetters upon; to shackle or confine the feet of with a chain; to bind.

verb

Source: webster1913