trammel in English dictionary

  • trammel

    Meanings and definitions of "trammel"

    • Something that impedes activity, freedom, or progress.
    • To entangle, as in a net.
    • (transitive) To hamper.
    • noun
      Whatever impedes activity, progress, or freedom, as a net or shackle.
    • noun
      A fishing net that has large mesh at the edges and smaller mesh in the middle
    • noun
      A kind of net for catching birds, fishes, or other prey.
    • noun
      A set of rings or other hanging devices, attached to a transverse bar suspended over a fire, used to hang cooking pots etc.
    • noun
      A net for confining a woman's hair.
    • noun
      A kind of shackle used for regulating the motions of a horse and making him amble.
    • noun
      (engineering)
      An instrument for drawing ellipses, one part of which consists of a cross with two grooves at right angles to each other, the other being a beam carrying two pins (which slide in those grooves), and also the describing pencil.
    • noun
      A beam compass
    • verb
      To entangle, as in a net.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To confine; to hamper; to shackle.
    • noun
      an adjustable pothook set in a fireplace
    • noun
      a fishing net with three layers; the outer two are coarse mesh and the loose inner layer is fine mesh
    • noun
      a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
    • noun
      a restraint that is used to teach a horse to amble
    • verb
      catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"
    • verb
      place limits on (extent or amount or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"

    Synonyms of "trammel" in English dictionary

    hold, control, pothook are the top synonyms of "trammel" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of trammel

    • trammel ( plural  trammels)
    • trammel ( third-person singular simple present trammels, present participle trammelling, simple past and past participle trammelled) ( UK) trammel ( third-person singular simple present trammels, present participle trammeling, simple past and past participle trammeled) ( US)
    • trammel (plural trammels)
    • trammel (third-person singular simple present trammels, present participle (UK) trammelling or (US) trammeling, simple past and past participle (UK) trammelled or (US) trammeled)
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