pagposas : Binisaya - Cebuano to English Dictionary and Thesaurus.

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Word:

Word - rootword - affixes
pagposas - posas - pag-~
pag.pu.sas. - 3 syllables

pag- = pagposas
pagposas

pagposas :	shackling (n.)
posas [pú.sas.] :	handcuff (n.) [ Etymology: Spanish: esposas: handcuff ]

Derivatives of posas

Glosses:

shackle
n. (artifact)	1. bond, hamper, shackle, trammel	a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner).
	~ ball and chain	heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner by a chain.
	~ fetter, hobble	a shackle for the ankles or feet.
	~ handcuff, handlock, manacle, cuff	shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs.
	~ chains, irons	metal shackles; for hands or legs.
	~ constraint, restraint	a device that retards something's motion.; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted"
n. (artifact)	2. shackle	a U-shaped bar; the open end can be passed through chain links and closed with a bar.
	~ bar	a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon.; "there were bars in the windows to prevent escape"
	~ padlock	a detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut.
v. (contact)	3. pinion, shackle	bind the arms of.
	~ restrain, confine, hold	to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement.; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"
v. (contact)	4. fetter, shackle	restrain with fetters.
	~ handcuff, manacle, cuff	confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs.; "The police handcuffed the suspect at the scene of the crime"
	~ restrain, confine, hold	to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement.; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"