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trammel   (TTS Sound)

The noun trammel has 4 senses

• trammel net, trammel -- (a fishing net with three layers; the outer two are coarse mesh and the loose inner layer is fine mesh)


• trammel -- (an adjustable pothook set in a fireplace)


• trammel -- (a restraint that is used to teach a horse to amble)


• shackle, bond, hamper, trammel -- (a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner))

The verb trammel has 2 senses

• trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, trammel -- (catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes")


• restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle -- (place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends")