cricket vs shackle

cricket

noun
  • An act that is fair and sportsmanlike. 

  • A relatively small area of a roof constructed to divert water from a horizontal intersection of the roof with a chimney, wall, expansion joint, or other projection. 

  • A signalling device used by soldiers in hostile territory to identify themselves to a friendly in low visibility conditions. 

  • A variant of the game of darts. See Cricket (darts). 

  • An aural warning sound consisting of a continuously-repeating chime, designed to be difficult for pilots to ignore. 

  • A wooden footstool. 

  • An insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs. 

  • A game played outdoors with bats and a ball between two teams of eleven, popular in England and many Commonwealth countries. 

  • In the form crickets: absolute silence; no communication. 

verb
  • To play the game of cricket. 

shackle

noun
  • A restraint on one's action, activity, or progress. 

  • A link for connecting railroad cars; a drawlink or draglink. 

  • A length of cable or chain equal to 12+¹⁄₂ fathoms or 75 feet, or later to 15 fathoms. 

  • A U-shaped piece of metal secured with a pin or bolt across the opening, or a hinged metal loop secured with a quick-release locking pin mechanism. 

  • A fetter-like band worn as an ornament. 

  • A restraint fit over a human or animal appendage, such as a wrist, ankle or finger; normally used in pairs joined by a chain. 

verb
  • To render immobile or incapable; to inhibit the progress or abilities of. 

  • To shake, rattle. 

  • To restrain using shackles; to place in shackles. 

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