1. (noun) trammel net, trammel
a fishing net with three layers; the outer two are coarse mesh and the loose inner layer is fine mesh
Synonyms: shackle, trammel net, trammel, bond, hamper
2. (noun) trammel
an adjustable pothook set in a fireplace
Synonyms: shackle, trammel net, hamper, bond
3. (noun) trammel
a restraint that is used to teach a horse to amble
Synonyms: shackle, trammel net, hamper, bond
4. (verb) shackle, bond, hamper, trammel
a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
Synonyms: bail, bond certificate, bond paper, adherence, bail bond, chemical bond, shackle, adhesiveness, hamper, alliance, adhesion, trammel, bond, trammel net, attachment
5. (verb) trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, trammel
catch in or as if in a trap
Synonyms: ensnare, restrict, pin, trammel, snare, restrain, frame, set up, bound, hook, throttle, immobilize, entrap, immobilise, confine, trap, limit, pin down
6. (verb) restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
place limits on (extent or access)
Synonyms: spring, strangle, snare, intimidate, rebound, qualify, ricochet, choke, throttle, circumscribe, hold back, fix, trammel, entrap, take a hop, hold in, determine, encumber, define, specify, border, strangulate, keep, reverberate, recoil, cumber, curb, constrain, hold, ensnare, confine, bounce, leap, restrain, restrict, jump, bound, curtail, detain, trap, resile, limit, keep back, cut back, set, enclose
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