To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.
To give a valid excuse for past behavior.
To make something plain or intelligible.
A chain or similar object used to bind a person or animal – often by its legs (usually in plural).
Anything that restricts or restrains.
To restrain or impede; to hamper.
To shackle or bind up with fetters.