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Vocabulary Entry
trammel
|noun • verb
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N
noun
A restriction or limitation on someone's freedom of action.
Example Sentences
"The new regulations placed a trammel on the company's growth."
"She felt the trammels of tradition holding her back."
"He sought to break free from the trammels of societal expectations."
V
verb
To restrain or hinder; to trap or confine.
Example Sentences
"The clever fox managed to trammel the hare in a corner."
"He refused to let doubt trammel his ambitions."
"The heavy chains seemed to trammel any hope of escape."