Trammel

//ˈtræməl//

Synonyms for "trammel" (164 found)

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Closest matches (33)

shackle bond chain clog restraint anchor arrest bar bearing rein bilbo bind bit block bonds brake bridle burden camisole chains check

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checkrein checks chock circumscribe collar confine constipate constrain constraints countercheck

Noun(1 words)

bond

Verb(2 words)

bound confine

Strong matches (49)

cramp cripple cuff cuffs cumber curb curb bit curbs damper deter deterrents doorstop drag drag sail drift anchor drift sail drogue ellipsograph embarrass embrangle

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enchain encumber enmesh enslave ensnarl entangle entoil entrammel entrap entwine fasten fetter gag gyve gyves halter hamper hamstring handcuff handcuffs handicap handicaps hinder hindrance hindrances

Noun(2 words)

ellipsograph hamper

Verb(2 words)

ensnare entrap

Related words (82)

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

9 entries

act capture catch constraint fishing net fishnet move pothook restraint

Synonyms

10 entries

bond chain clog hindrance impediment restraint restrict shackle trammel net trap

derived

3 entries

trammel of Archimedes trammel wheel untrammel

has context

1 entries

engineering

is a

2 entries

pothook restraint

related to

8 entries

beam compass cooking pot entangle fire fishing mesh net ring

Translations

55 translations across 15 languages.

Bulgarian

4 entries

пречка noun (something that impedes activity, freedom, or progress)
чатал noun (device to suspend cooking pots over a fire)
преча verb (to hamper)
спъвам verb (to hamper)

Catalan

1 entries

clemàstecs noun (device to suspend cooking pots over a fire)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries

桎梏 noun (something that impedes activity, freedom, or progress)

Dutch

2 entries

heugel noun (device to suspend cooking pots over a fire)
ketelhaak noun (device to suspend cooking pots over a fire)

Finnish

4 entries

este noun (something that impedes activity, freedom, or progress)
patakoukku noun (device to suspend cooking pots over a fire)
pidäke noun (something that impedes activity, freedom, or progress)
kahlita verb (to hamper)

French

1 entries

crémaillère noun (device to suspend cooking pots over a fire)

Galician

4 entries

atranco noun (something that impedes activity, freedom, or progress)
gramalleira noun (device to suspend cooking pots over a fire)
péga noun (something that impedes activity, freedom, or progress)
traba noun (something that impedes activity, freedom, or progress)

German

4 entries

Behinderung noun (something that impedes activity, freedom, or progress)
Fessel noun (something that impedes activity, freedom, or progress)
Hinderung noun (something that impedes activity, freedom, or progress)
Kesselhaken noun (device to suspend cooking pots over a fire)

Italian

4 entries

anello noun (device to suspend cooking pots over a fire)
griglia noun (device to suspend cooking pots over a fire)
piastra noun (device to suspend cooking pots over a fire)
radiante noun (device to suspend cooking pots over a fire)

Luxembourgish

1 entries

Héil noun (device to suspend cooking pots over a fire)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries

skjerding noun (device to suspend cooking pots over a fire)

Russian

4 entries

крючо́к noun (device to suspend cooking pots over a fire)
поме́ха noun (something that impedes activity, freedom, or progress)
заде́рживать verb (to hamper)
затрудня́ть verb (to hamper)

Spanish

4 entries

llares noun (device to suspend cooking pots over a fire)
traba noun (something that impedes activity, freedom, or progress)
trabar verb (to entangle, as in a net)
trabar verb (to hamper)

Swedish

4 entries

band noun (something that impedes activity, freedom, or progress)
fjätter noun (something that impedes activity, freedom, or progress)
grytkrok noun (device to suspend cooking pots over a fire)
hinder noun (something that impedes activity, freedom, or progress)

Welsh

1 entries

bachyn crochan noun (device to suspend cooking pots over a fire)

Sample sentences

9 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well / It were done quickly: if the assassination / Could trammel up the consequence, and catch / With his surcease success; that but this blow / Might be the be-all and the end-all here, / But here, upon this bank and shoal of time, / We'd jump the life to come.

Source: tatoeba (2028527)

[They] disclaim the trammels of any sordid contract.

Source: wiktionary

The men who came here were able to throw off all the trammels of tradition and established doctrine.

Source: wiktionary

"Also, it would be convenient for spending the night - or, if you find that the trammels of convention still defy the peculiar circumstances, well, maybe we could make it two apartments."

Source: wiktionary

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