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

2 senses of pinion

Sense 1
pinion, shackle -- (bind the arms of)
       => 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")

Sense 2
pinion -- (cut the wings off (of birds))
       => disable, disenable, incapacitate -- (make unable to perform a certain action; "disable this command on your computer")

Antonyms of adj pinioned

2 senses of pinioned

Sense 1
pinioned -- ((of birds) especially having the flight feathers)

INDIRECT (VIA winged) -> wingless -- (lacking wings)

Sense 2
pinioned -- (bound fast especially having the arms restrained)

INDIRECT (VIA bound) -> unbound -- (not restrained or tied down by bonds)

Similarity of adj pinioned

2 senses of pinioned

Sense 1
pinioned -- ((of birds) especially having the flight feathers)
       => winged (vs. wingless) -- (having wings or as if having wings of a specified kind; "the winged feet of Mercury";)

Sense 2
pinioned -- (bound fast especially having the arms restrained)
       => bound (vs. unbound) -- (confined by bonds; "bound and gagged hostages")