Difference between Shackled and Bound

What is the difference between Shackled and Bound?

Shackled as an adjective is restrained by shackles, chained. while Bound as an adjective is obliged (to).

Shackled

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Restrained by shackles, chained.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To restrain using shackles; to place in shackles.

Bound

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To tie; to confine by any ligature.To surround a territory or other geographical entity.To be the boundary of.To leap, move by jumping.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A boundary, the border which one must cross in order to enter or leave a territory.a value which is known to be greater or smaller than a given set of valuesA sizeable jump, great leap.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Obliged (to).Very likely (to).That cannot stand alone as a free word.Constrained by a quantifier.ready, prepared.ready, able to start or go (to); moving in the direction (of).

Example sentence: Sex is full of lies. The body tries to tell the truth. But, it's usually too battered with rules to be heard, and bound with pretenses so it can hardly move. We cripple ourselves with lies.

We hope you now know whether to use Shackled or Bound in your sentence.

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