Found 3 items, similar to Trammel.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: trammel belenggu, kekang, mengekang, menghalang-halangi
English → English (WordNet) Definition: trammel trammel n 1: a fishing net with three layers; the outer two are coarse mesh and the loose inner layer is fine mesh [syn: trammel net ] 2: an adjustable pothook set in a fireplace 3: a restraint that is used to teach a horse to amble 4: a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) [syn: shackle, bond, hamper, trammels] [also: tramels, tramelling, tramelled, trameling, trameled] trammel v 1: catch in or as if in a trap; “The men trap foxes” [syn: trap, entrap, snare, ensnare] 2: place limits on (extent or access); “restrict the use of this parking lot”; “limit the time you can spend with your friends” [syn: restrict, restrain, limit, bound, confine, throttle] [also: tramels, tramelling, tramelled, trameling, trameled]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Trammel Trammel \Tram"mel\, n. [F. tramail, tr['e]mail, a net, LL. tremaculum, tremacle, a kind of net for taking fish; L. tres three + macula a mesh. See Three, and Mail armor.] 1. A kind of net for catching birds, fishes, or other prey. --Carew. [1913 Webster] 2. A net for confining a woman's hair. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 3. A kind of shackle used for regulating the motions of a horse and making him amble. [1913 Webster] 4. Fig.: Whatever impedes activity, progress, or freedom, as a net or shackle. [1913 Webster] [They] disdain the trammels of any sordid contract. --Jeffrey. [1913 Webster] 5. An iron hook of various forms and sizes, used for handing kettles and other vessels over the fire. [1913 Webster] 6. (Mech.) (a) An instrument for drawing ellipses, one part of which consists of a cross with two grooves at right angles to each other, the other being a beam carrying two pins (which slide in those grooves), and also the describing pencil. (b) A beam compass. See under Beam. [1913 Webster] Trammel \Tram"mel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trammeledor Trammelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Trammeling, or Trammelling.] 1. To entangle, as in a net; to catch. [R.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To confine; to hamper; to shackle. [1913 Webster]