← BackshareGuessgyving/ˈdʒaɪvɪŋ/verbTo put chains or shackles on someone; to restrain or confine.The knight was gyved and thrown into the dungeon.The guards were gyving the prisoners before the long march.In the old days, they would gyve captives with heavy iron chains.SynonymsshacklefetterchainAntonymsreleasefree