Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fetter

1 sense of fetter

Sense 1
fetter, hobble -- (a shackle for the ankles or feet)
       => shackle, bond, hamper, trammel -- (a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner))

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb fetter

1 sense of fetter

Sense 1
fetter, shackle -- (restrain with fetters)
       => 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")