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Definitions for Fetter

[1] a chain or shackle placed on the feet.
[2] Usually fetters. anything that confines or restrains: Boredom puts fetters upon the imagination.
[3] to put fetters upon.
[4] to confine; restrain.
[5] (often plural) a chain or bond fastened round the ankle; shackle
[6] (usually plural) a check or restraint in fetters
[7] to restrict or confine
[8] to bind in fetters

Words related to Fetter

hinder, hog-tie, clog, chain, encumber, repress, bind, manacle, leash, check, restrict, trammel, shackle, handcuff, cuff, hobble, restrain, curb, confine, hamper

Words nearby Fetter

fetor ex ore, fetor hepaticus, fetoscope, fetoscopy, fetotoxicity, fetter, fetter bone, fetterbush, fetterlock, fettle, fettler

Origin of Fetter

before 900; Middle English, Old English feter; cognate with Old High German fezzera, Old Norse fjǫturr; akin to foot

Other words from Fetter

fet·ter·er , noun
fet·ter·less , adjective

Word origin for Fetter

Old English fetor ; related to Old Norse fjöturr fetter, Old High German fezzera , Latin pedica fetter, impedīre to hinder

Synonyms for Fetter

bind, chain, check, clog, confine, cuff, curb, encumber, hamper, hamstring, handcuff, hinder, hobble, hog-tie, leash, manacle, repress, restrain, restrict, shackle, trammel, drag feet, hang up, hold captive, put straitjacket on, throw monkey wrench in