All fetter synonyms
fet·ter
F f verb fetter
- tie up — that with which anything is tied.
- hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- hog-tie — If someone hog-ties an animal or a person, they tie their legs together, or they tie their arms and legs together.
- clog — When something clogs a hole or place, it blocks it so that nothing can pass through.
- chain — A chain consists of metal rings connected together in a line.
- repress — to keep under control, check, or suppress (desires, feelings, actions, tears, etc.).
- bind — If something binds people together, it makes them feel as if they are all part of the same group or have something in common.
- manacle — a shackle for the hand; handcuff.
- leash — a chain, strap, etc., for controlling or leading a dog or other animal; lead.
- check — Check is also a noun.
- restrict — to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, intensity, or quantity.
- trammel — Usually, trammels. a hindrance or impediment to free action; restraint: the trammels of custom.
- shackle — a ring or other fastening, as of iron, for securing the wrist, ankle, etc.; fetter.
- handcuff — 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.
- cuff — The cuffs of a shirt or dress are the parts at the ends of the sleeves, which are thicker than the rest of the sleeve.
- hobble — to walk lamely; limp.
- restrain — to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress: to restrain one's temper.
- curb — If you curb something, you control it and keep it within limits.
- confine — To confine something to a particular place or group means to prevent it from spreading beyond that place or group.
- hamper — to hold back; hinder; impede: A steady rain hampered the progress of the work.
- hamstring — (in humans and other primates) any of the tendons that bound the ham of the knee.
- impede — to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
- tie — 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.
- hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- cheque — A cheque is a printed form on which you write an amount of money and who it is to be paid to. Your bank then pays the money to that person from your account.
- encumber — Restrict or burden (someone or something) in such a way that free action or movement is difficult.
- hang up — the way in which a thing hangs.
noun fetter
- bond — A bond between people is a strong feeling of friendship, love, or shared beliefs and experiences that unites them.
- yoke — a device for joining together a pair of draft animals, especially oxen, usually consisting of a crosspiece with two bow-shaped pieces, each enclosing the head of an animal. Compare harness (def 1).
- irons — Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C. Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- restraint — a restraining action or influence: freedom from restraint.