trammel

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. net; tether, manacle, chain, fetter; impediment, shackle, hindrance; confinement, restraint. —v. t. entangle, catch, trap; bind, hobble, tether, shackle, bridle, manacle, chain; restrain, imprison; impede, hinder.

II

(Roget's IV) v.

Syn. impede, hinder, obstruct, clog, hamper, shackle, fetter, spancel, hobble, restrain, check, encumber, cramp, retard, oppose, cumber, incommode, discommode, discompose, thwart, frustrate, circumvent, enchain, bridle, muzzle, gag, pinion, manacle, restrict, bind, tether, tie, handcuff, curb.

Ant. help*, aid, assist.

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

restraint, shackle, constraint, impediment, hindrance, fetter, yoke.

II

v.

restrain, shackle, restrict, constrain, confine, impede, hinder, obstruct, fetter.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun Something that limits or restricts: check, circumscription, constraint, cramp2, curb, inhibition, limit, limitation, restraint, restriction, stricture. See LIMITED. II verb 1. To gain control of or an advantage over by or as if by trapping: catch, enmesh, ensnare, ensnarl, entrap, snare, tangle, trap, web. See FREE. 2. To restrict the activity or free movement of: chain, fetter, hamper, hamstring, handcuff, hobble, leash, manacle, shackle, tie. Informal: hog-tie. See FREE, HELP.