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Hinged vs. Shackle — What's the Difference?

Hinged vs. Shackle — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Hinged and Shackle

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Hinged

A jointed or flexible device that allows the turning or pivoting of a part, such as a door or lid, on a stationary frame.

Shackle

A shackle, also known as a gyve, is a U-shaped piece of metal secured with a clevis pin or bolt across the opening, or a hinged metal loop secured with a quick-release locking pin mechanism. The term also applies to handcuffs and other similarly conceived restraint devices that function in a similar manner.

Hinged

A similar structure or part, such as one that enables the valves of a bivalve mollusk to open and close.

Shackle

A device, usually one of a pair connected to a chain, that encircles the ankle or wrist of a prisoner or captive.

Hinged

A small folded paper rectangle gummed on one side, used especially to fasten stamps in an album.
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Shackle

A hobble for an animal.

Hinged

A point or circumstance on which subsequent events depend.

Shackle

Any of several devices, such as a clevis, used to fasten or couple.

Hinged

To attach by or equip with or as if with hinges or a hinge.

Shackle

Often shackles A restraint or check on action or progress
"throwing off the puritanical shackles" (Ben Yagoda).

Hinged

To consider or make (something) dependent on something else; predicate
"convenient and misleading fictions for hinging an argument" (Stephen Jay Gould).

Shackle

To put shackles on (someone); confine with shackles.

Hinged

To be contingent on a single factor; depend
This plan hinges on her approval.

Shackle

To fasten or connect with a shackle.

Hinged

Affixed by a hinge, as a door.

Shackle

To restrict, confine, or hamper.

Hinged

(slang) Extremely high on drugs.

Shackle

A restraint fit over a human or animal appendage, such as a wrist, ankle or finger; normally used in pairs joined by a chain.

Hinged

(of a postage stamp) Affixed with a stamp hinge

Shackle

A U-shaped piece of metal secured with a pin or bolt across the opening, or a hinged metal loop secured with a quick-release locking pin mechanism.

Hinged

Simple past tense and past participle of hinge

Shackle

A restraint on one's action, activity, or progress.

Hinged

Furnished with hinges.

Shackle

A fetter-like band worn as an ornament.

Shackle

A link for connecting railroad cars; a drawlink or draglink.

Shackle

A length of cable or chain equal to 2 fathoms or 75 feet, or later to 15 fathoms.

Shackle

(transitive) To restrain using shackles; to place in shackles.

Shackle

To render immobile or incapable; to inhibit the progress or abilities of.
This law would effectively shackle its opposition.

Shackle

(dialectal) To shake, rattle.

Shackle

Stubble.

Shackle

Something which confines the legs or arms so as to prevent their free motion; specifically, a ring or band inclosing the ankle or wrist, and fastened to a similar shackle on the other leg or arm, or to something else, by a chain or a strap; a gyve; a fetter.
His shackles empty left; himself escaped clean.

Shackle

Hence, that which checks or prevents free action.
His very will seems to be in bonds and shackles.

Shackle

A fetterlike band worn as an ornament.
Most of the men and women . . . had all earrings made of gold, and gold shackles about their legs and arms.

Shackle

A link or loop, as in a chain, fitted with a movable bolt, so that the parts can be separated, or the loop removed; a clevis.

Shackle

A link for connecting railroad cars; - called also drawlink, draglink, etc.

Shackle

The hinged and curved bar of a padlock, by which it is hung to the staple.

Shackle

To tie or confine the limbs of, so as to prevent free motion; to bind with shackles; to fetter; to chain.
To lead him shackled, and exposed to scornOf gathering crowds, the Britons' boasted chief.

Shackle

Figuratively: To bind or confine so as to prevent or embarrass action; to impede; to cumber.
Shackled by her devotion to the king, she seldom could pursue that object.

Shackle

To join by a link or chain, as railroad cars.

Shackle

A restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)

Shackle

A U-shaped bar; the open end can be passed through chain links and closed with a bar

Shackle

Bind the arms of

Shackle

Restrain with fetters

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