gyves
/dʒaɪvz/
verb
- To put in chains or shackles; to restrain or confine.
- She felt gyved by her responsibilities, unable to pursue her dreams.
- The captors gyved the knight's wrists and ankles.
- Old laws once gyved people based on their social class.
noun
- Shackles or chains, especially for the legs; fetters.
- In the museum, we saw ancient iron gyves used to restrain slaves.
- The metaphor of mental gyves describes how fear can hold us back.
- The prisoner was led into the courtroom wearing heavy gyves.
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