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All enchain synonyms

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verb enchain

  • fasten β€” to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
  • secure β€” free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
  • attach β€” If you attach something to an object, you join it or fasten it to the object.
  • connect β€” If something or someone connects one thing to another, or if one thing connects to another, the two things are joined together.
  • cover β€” If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.
  • dress β€” an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
  • handcuff β€” a ring-shaped metal device that can be locked around a person's wrist, usually one of a pair connected by a short chain or linked bar; shackle: The police put handcuffs on the suspect.
  • restrict β€” to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, intensity, or quantity.
  • shackle β€” a ring or other fastening, as of iron, for securing the wrist, ankle, etc.; fetter.
  • stick β€” a thrust with a pointed instrument; stab.
  • strap β€” a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
  • tether β€” a rope, chain, or the like, by which an animal is fastened to a fixed object so as to limit its range of movement.
  • tie up β€” that with which anything is tied.
  • unite β€” to join, combine, or incorporate so as to form a single whole or unit.
  • wrap β€” to enclose in something wound or folded about (often followed by up): She wrapped her head in a scarf.
  • adhere β€” If you adhere to an opinion or belief, you support or hold it.
  • bandage β€” A bandage is a long strip of cloth which is wrapped around a wounded part of someone's body to protect or support it.
  • border β€” The border between two countries or regions is the dividing line between them. Sometimes the border also refers to the land close to this line.
  • chain β€” A chain consists of metal rings connected together in a line.
  • cinch β€” If you say that something is a cinch, you mean that you think it is very easy to do.
  • clamp β€” A clamp is a device that holds two things firmly together.
  • constrict β€” If a part of your body, especially your throat, is constricted or if it constricts, something causes it to become narrower.
  • edge β€” a line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edges of the road. The paper had deckle edges.
  • encase β€” Enclose or cover in a case or close-fitting surround.
  • fetter β€” a chain or shackle placed on the feet.
  • finish β€” to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
  • fix β€” to repair; mend.
  • fold β€” to confine (sheep or other domestic animals) in a fold.
  • furl β€” to gather into a compact roll and bind securely, as a sail against a spar or a flag against its staff.
  • glue β€” a hard, impure, protein gelatin, obtained by boiling skins, hoofs, and other animal substances in water, that when melted or diluted is a strong adhesive.
  • hamper β€” to hold back; hinder; impede: A steady rain hampered the progress of the work.
  • hem β€” to fold back and sew down the edge of (cloth, a garment, etc.); form an edge or border on or around.
  • hitch β€” to fasten or tie, especially temporarily, by means of a hook, rope, strap, etc.; tether: Steve hitched the horse to one of the posts.
  • hobble β€” to walk lamely; limp.
  • lace β€” a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
  • lap β€” the act of lapping liquid.
  • lash β€” an ocean-going vessel equipped with special cranes and holds for lifting and stowing cargo-carrying barges that can be sailed up inland waterways or into port facilities from offshore.
  • leash β€” a chain, strap, etc., for controlling or leading a dog or other animal; lead.
  • manacle β€” a shackle for the hand; handcuff.
  • moor β€” a Muslim of the mixed Berber and Arab people inhabiting NW Africa.
  • muzzle β€” the mouth, or end for discharge, of the barrel of a gun, pistol, etc.
  • paste β€” copy and paste
  • pin β€” Personal Identification Number
  • pinion β€” the distal or terminal segment of the wing of a bird consisting of the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges.
  • restrain β€” to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress: to restrain one's temper.
  • rope β€” a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
  • swathe β€” to wrap, bind, or swaddle with bands of some material; wrap up closely or fully.
  • tie β€” to bind, fasten, or attach with a cord, string, or the like, drawn together and knotted: to tie a tin can on a dog's tail.
  • trammel β€” Usually, trammels. a hindrance or impediment to free action; restraint: the trammels of custom.
  • trim β€” to put into a neat or orderly condition by clipping, paring, pruning, etc.: to trim a hedge.
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