loose vs shackle

loose

noun
  • Freedom from restraint. 

  • All play other than set pieces (scrums and line-outs). 

  • The release of an arrow. 

  • A letting go; discharge. 

intj
  • begin shooting; release your arrows 

verb
  • Of a grip or hold, to let go. 

  • To shoot (an arrow). 

  • To let loose, to free from restraints. 

  • To make less tight, to loosen. 

  • To unfasten, to loosen. 

adj
  • Not compact. 

  • Not fitting closely 

  • Relaxed. 

  • Indiscreet. 

  • Not held or packaged together. 

  • Not precise or exact; vague; indeterminate. 

  • Not being in the possession of any competing team during a game. 

  • Not fixed in place tightly or firmly. 

  • Measured loosely stacked or disorganized (such as of firewood). 

  • Not under control. 

  • Having oversteer. 

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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