trammel
Noun
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A fishing net with three layers;
The outer two are coarse mesh and the loose inner layer is fine mesh (synset 104476580)is a type of: fishing net, fishnet - a net that will enclose fish when it is pulled insame as: trammel net -
An adjustable pothook set in a fireplace (synset 104476486)
is a type of: pothook - an S-shaped hook to suspend a pot over a fire
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A restraint that is used to teach a horse to amble (synset 104476382)
is a type of: constraint, restraint - a device that retards something's motion
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A restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) (synset 104188289)
is a type of: constraint, restraint - a device that retards something's motionsubtypes:
Verb
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Catch in or as if in a trap (synset 201483400)
"The men trap foxes"referred to in: hunt, hunting - the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sportsubtypes: gin - trap with a snare
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Place limits on (extent or amount or access) (synset 200234091)
"restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"subtypes:
- reduce, tighten - narrow or limit
- tie - limit or restrict to
- gate - restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment
- draw a line, draw the line - reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on)
- mark off, mark out - set boundaries to and delimit
- cramp, halter, hamper, strangle - prevent the progress or free movement of
- constrain, stiffen, tighten, tighten up - severely restrict in scope or extent
- clamp down, crack down - repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable)
- delimit, delimitate, demarcate - set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something
- cumber, encumber, restrain - restrict (someone or something) so as to make free movement difficult
- scant, skimp - limit in quality or quantity
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