- trammel tram·mel vt
- ['træməl]
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trammel tram·mel vt
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en|tram|mel — «ehn TRAM uhl», transitive verb, meled, mel|ing or (especially British) melled, mel|ling. to trammel; hamper; restrain: »The assumption…that the appropriation of the means of production by the proletariat will release a new flow of wealth now… … Useful english dictionary
Trammel — Tram mel, n. [F. tramail, tr[ e]mail, a net, LL. tremaculum, tremacle, a kind of net for taking fish; L. tres three + macula a mesh. See {Three}, and {Mail} armor.] 1. A kind of net for catching birds, fishes, or other prey. Carew. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Trammel — Tram mel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trammeled}or {Trammelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trammeling}, or {Trammelling}.] 1. To entangle, as in a net; to catch. [R.] Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To confine; to hamper; to shackle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
trammel — tram•mel [[t]ˈtræm əl[/t]] n. v. meled, mel•ing (esp. brit.) melled, mel•ling. 1) Usu., trammels. a hindrance or impediment to free action; restraint 2) an instrument for drawing ellipses 3) mac a device used to align or adjust parts of a machine … From formal English to slang
Trammel wheel — Tram mel wheel (Mach.) A circular plate or a cross, with two or more cross grooves intersecting at the center, used on the end of a shaft to transmit motion to another shaft not in line with the first. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
trammel — tram|mel [ˈtræməl] v past tense and past participle trammelled present participle trammelling BrE past tense and past participle trammeled present participle trammeling AmE [T] formal to limit or prevent someone s freedom or development… … Dictionary of contemporary English
trammel — tram|mel [ træml ] verb transitive FORMAL to force someone to do a particular thing without allowing them any choice … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
trammel — tram·mel … English syllables
Trammeled — Trammel Tram mel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trammeled}or {Trammelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trammeling}, or {Trammelling}.] 1. To entangle, as in a net; to catch. [R.] Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To confine; to hamper; to shackle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Trammeling — Trammel Tram mel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trammeled}or {Trammelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trammeling}, or {Trammelling}.] 1. To entangle, as in a net; to catch. [R.] Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To confine; to hamper; to shackle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Trammelled — Trammel Tram mel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trammeled}or {Trammelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trammeling}, or {Trammelling}.] 1. To entangle, as in a net; to catch. [R.] Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To confine; to hamper; to shackle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
