trammel

Noun

• a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)

• a restraint that is used to teach a horse to amble

• an adjustable pothook set in a fireplace

• a fishing net with three layers; the outer two are coarse mesh and the loose inner layer is fine mesh

Verb

• place limits on (extent or access)
  • restrict the use of this parking lot
    
  • limit the time you can spend with your friends
    

• catch in or as if in a trap
  • The men trap foxes
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  shackle , bond , hamper , trammel net , restrict , restrain , limit , bound , confine , throttle , trap , entrap , snare , ensnare