trammeled Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb catch in or as if in a trap
    trammel; entrap; ensnare; snare; trap.
    • The men trap foxes
  2. verb place limits on (extent or access)
    throttle; bound; restrict; trammel; restrain; limit; confine.
    • restrict the use of this parking lot
    • limit the time you can spend with your friends

WordNet


Tram"meled adjective
Definitions
  1. (Man.) Having blazes, or white marks, on the fore and hind foot of one side, as if marked by trammels; -- said of a horse. Written also trammelled.

Webster 1913