trammel

• Nom avec plusieurs sens : type de filet de pêche à trois nappes ; crochet réglable pour suspendre un chaudron au-dessus du feu ; entrave pour apprendre l'allure à un cheval ; ou tout dispositif qui entrave ou limite la liberté.

A noun with multiple meanings: a type of fishing net with three layers; an adjustable pothook for a fireplace; a restraint used to teach a horse to amble; or any device that confines or restricts freedom.

1. C2formal

   A type of fishing net made of three layers: two outer layers with a coarse mesh and a loose inner layer with a fine mesh.

   Tramail

   • The fishermen set a trammel in the shallow waters to catch flounder.
   • Trammel nets are effective for catching fish that try to swim through the coarse outer mesh.
   • He carefully repaired the torn inner layer of the trammel.

2. Adjustable pothookC2formalbritish

   An adjustable hook used in a fireplace to hang pots over the fire.

   Crémaillère de cheminée

   • The blacksmith forged a sturdy trammel for the hearth.
   • She adjusted the trammel to lower the kettle into the flames.
   • The old kitchen still had a trammel hanging in the fireplace.

   Synonymespothook

3. Horse training restraintC2formal

   A device used to restrain a horse's legs to teach it to amble.

   Entrave d'apprentissage de l'allure

   • The trainer used a trammel to teach the young horse the amble gait.
   • Trammels were commonly used in historical horse training.
   • He carefully fitted the trammel around the horse's legs.

   Synonymeshobblehopple

4. Restraint or confinementC2formal

   Something that restricts freedom or movement, often used to tie down or restrain a person.

   Entrave, contrainte

   • The prisoner was bound with trammels of iron.
   • She felt the trammels of societal expectations holding her back.
   • He broke free from the trammels that confined him.

   Synonymesbondcheckconstraintcurbfetterhindranceimpedimentmanaclerestraintrestrictionshackle

• Verbe signifiant entraver, restreindre ou gêner quelqu'un ou quelque chose, souvent par une contrainte physique ou métaphorique. Peut aussi désigner le fait de piéger ou d'emprisonner.

An archaic verb meaning to confine, hamper, or impede someone or something, often by physical or metaphorical restraint.

1. To trap or ensnareC2formal

   To catch or confine someone or something, as if in a net or trap.

   prendre au piège

   • The poacher was trammeled by his own illegal nets.
   • Her ambitions were trammeled by the restrictive society she lived in.
   • The bird was trammeled in the thick undergrowth.

   Synonymescatchenmeshensnareentangleentrapnetsnaretrap

   Antonymesfreeliberatereleaseunbinduntie

2. To restrict or hinderC2formal

   To place limits on the freedom, extent, or access of something; to impede.

   entraver

   • Bureaucratic red tape often trammels innovation.
   • His creativity was trammeled by the strict rules of the academy.
   • The new regulations trammel the company's ability to expand.

   Synonymesblockcheckclogconstraincurbencumberfetterhamperimpedeinhibitobstructrestrainshacklethwart

   Antonymesfreeliberaterelease