shackle
noun
a ring or other fastening, as of iron, for securing the wrist, ankle, etc.; fetter.
will shackle
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future tenseof shackle.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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“I think Pruitt will shackle us,” said Sherry Estes, an EPA enforcement attorney.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 6, 2017
The decision will shackle the SEC in its efforts to regulate financial newsletters, which are proliferating as fast as takeover bids on Wall Street.
From Time Magazine Archive
