ALL meanings of fetter
fet·ter
F f - noun fetter A chain or manacle used to restrain a prisoner, typically placed around the ankles. 1
- noun fetter a chain or shackle placed on the feet. 1
- noun fetter Usually, fetters. anything that confines or restrains: Boredom puts fetters upon the imagination. 1
- verb with object fetter to put fetters upon. 1
- verb with object fetter to confine; restrain. 1
- transitive verb fetter restrain 1
- transitive verb fetter restrain, limit 1
- noun plural fetter restraints, shackles 1
- noun plural fetter limitations, restraints 1
- verb fetter If you say that you are fettered by something, you dislike it because it prevents you from behaving or moving in a free and natural way. 0
- noun plural fetter You can use fetters to refer to things such as rules, traditions, or responsibilities that you dislike because they prevent you from behaving in the way you want. 0
- countable noun fetter Especially in former times, fetters were chains for a prisoner's feet. 0
- noun fetter a chain or bond fastened round the ankle; shackle 0
- noun fetter a check or restraint 0
- verb fetter to restrict or confine 0
- verb fetter to bind in fetters 0
- noun fetter a shackle or chain for the feet 0
- noun fetter anything that holds in check; restraint 0
- verb transitive fetter to bind with fetters; shackle; chain 0
- verb transitive fetter to hold in check; restrain; confine 0
- noun fetter A chain or similar object used to bind a person or animal – often by its legs (usually in plural). 0
- noun fetter (figuratively) Anything that restricts or restrains. 0
- verb fetter (Transitive Verb) To shackle or bind up with fetters. 0
- verb fetter (Transitive Verb) To restrain or impede; to hamper. 0