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shackles(cuff, chains, manacles, handcuff)
5
slow(verb, impede)
5
truss(noun, verb, hold, cover, secure)
5
yoke(noun, verb, hold, cover, secure)
4
block(noun, verb, disorder, delay, curb)
4
chains(noun, shackles, manacles)
4
constrict(verb, hold, cover, secure, restrain)
4
cuffs(noun, shackles, chains, manacles)
4
cumber(verb, block, curb, hinder, restrict)
4
detain(verb, restrain)
4
deter(verb, hold, restrain, delay, prevent)
4
disenfranchise(verb, suppress, subject, exclude, bind)
4
entrammel(verb, stop, control, restrain, halt)
4
gag
4
handcuffs(noun, bond, fetter)
4
harness(noun, verb, lead, line, stretch)
4
jail(noun, verb, imprison, prison)
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obstruct(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
4
pen(noun, prison)
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pin down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, cover)
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