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- Dictionarytrammel/ˈtraml/
noun
- 1. restrictions or impediments to freedom of action: literary "we will forge our own future, free from the trammels of materialism"
- 2. a three-layered dragnet, designed so that a fish entering through one of the large-meshed outer sections will push part of the finer-meshed central section through the large meshes on the further side, forming a pocket in which the fish is trapped.
verb
- 1. deprive of freedom of action: "we have no wish to be trammelled by convention"
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noun. 1. : something impeding activity, progress, or freedom : restraint usually used in plural. 2. : a net for catching birds or fish. especially : one having three layers with the middle one finer-meshed and slack so that fish passing through carry some of the center net through the coarser opposite net and are trapped. 3.
Trammel definition: a hindrance or impediment to free action; restraint. See examples of TRAMMEL used in a sentence.
11 meanings: 1. a hindrance to free action or movement 2. Also called: trammel net a fishing net in three sections, the two.... Click for more definitions.
Definition of trammel verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. A shackle used to teach a horse to amble. 2. Something that restricts activity, expression, or progress; a restraint. 3. A vertically set fishing net of three layers, consisting of a finely meshed net between two nets of coarse mesh. 4. An instrument for drawing ellipses. 5. An instrument for gauging and adjusting parts of a machine; a tram. 6.
To trammel is to hamper or hinder — in other words, to keep someone from doing something. People in your neighborhood might lobby for speed bumps in order to trammel speeding cars. When you use trammel as a verb, you're either talking about limiting or catching, like when a fisherman trammels cod in a net. As a noun, a trammel is some kind of ...
Jul 14, 2024 · A kind of net for catching birds, fishes, or other prey. A vertical bar with several notches or chain of rings suspended over a fire, used to hang cooking pots by a hook which with easily adjustable height. Braids or plaits of hair. A kind of shackle used for regulating the motions of a horse and making it amble.
