Trammel

/ˈtræməl/

Synonyms for "trammel" (173 found)

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Closest matches (35)

Noun(3 words)

anchor arrest barbearing reinbilbo bind bit block bond bonds brake bridle burden camisole chain chains check checkrein checks chock

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circumscribe clog collar confine constipate constrain constraints countercheck cramp cripple

Verb(2 words)

bound confine

Strong matches (52)

cuff cuffs cumber curbcurb bitcurbs damper deter deterrents doorstop dragdrag saildrift anchordrift saildrogue embarrass embrangle enchain encumber enmesh

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

Noun(9 words)

curb dragnetellipse tracerellipsograph ensnare entanglefishing nethinder hindrance

Verb(2 words)

ensnare entrap

Related words (86)

hobble hobbleshog tiehog-tie holdback hopple hopples impede interfere involve iron irons lame lashleading stringsleash lime limit lumbermake fast

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manacle martingale moor muzzle net obstacles obstructoregon boatpegpeg downpelham picket pillorypin downpinionpress downput in ironsreins remora restrain restraint restraints ropesaddle withscotchsea anchorsecure shackle shackles snaffle snags snarl spoke stagnate stay stifle stocks stop straightjacket strait-waistcoat straitjacket stranglehold strap stultify tangle tether tietie downtie uptoil trammelsweigh downyoke

Noun(8 words)

impede impediment limitation net obstacle restrain shackletrammel net

Verb(5 words)

limit restrict snare throttle trap

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More general

18 entries

act capture catch constrain constraintdrawing instrumententrapfishing gearfishing netfishnetgeometric instrumentlimitation move pothook restraint

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More specific

11 entries

barrier check curbellipse tracerensnare hamper inhibit inhibition net obstacle trap

Collocations

10 entries

dragnetdrawing instrumentellipse tracerellipsographfishing netfishing trammelmechanical trammelnet trammeltraditional trammeltrammel net

Inflections

4 entries

trammeled trammelled trammelling trammels

Derivations

1 entries

trammeler

Sample sentences

9 total sentences available.

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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.

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[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.

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"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."

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