trammel
/ˈtræməl/
noun
- A restraint or impediment that limits freedom or progress.
- The outdated laws were a trammel on economic growth.
- The team worked to remove the trammels that slowed their project.
- He saw his lack of education as a trammel to his career.
- A net for catching birds or fish, consisting of three layers with a loose central net.
- The fishermen set a trammel in the shallow waters at dawn.
- Using a trammel requires skill to avoid tangling the nets.
- They caught several trout in the trammel overnight.
verb
- To restrict or hinder someone or something; to limit freedom or movement.
- His creativity was trammeled by the company's outdated policies.
- She felt trammeled by the strict rules of the boarding school.
- The new regulations trammel small businesses with excessive paperwork.