n.
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: shack · led ; shack · ling \ -k( ə -)li ŋ \
Date: 15th century
1 a : to bind with shackles : FETTER b : to make fast with or as if with a shackle
2 : to deprive of freedom especially of action by means of restrictions or handicaps : IMPEDE
synonyms see HAMPER
– shack · ler \ -k( ə -)l ə r \ noun