"fetter" meaning in English

See fetter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfet.ə/ [Australia], /ˈfɛt.ə/ [UK], /ˈfɛt.ɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-fetter.ogg [US] Forms: fetter [singular], fetters [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Fetters is a type of chain used to restrain a person or animal.
    Sense id: simple-fetter-en-noun-fhBnDPdC

Verb

IPA: /ˈfet.ə/ [Australia], /ˈfɛt.ə/ [UK], /ˈfɛt.ɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-fetter.ogg [US] Forms: fetter [canonical], fetters [third-person, singular], fettered [past], fettered [past, participle], fettering [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you fetter a person, you chain them with fetters.
    Sense id: simple-fetter-en-verb-~rMYvBoG
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