trammel
noun · verb
Simple meaning
A kind of net for catching birds, fishes, or other prey.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
tramuhlSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈtɹæməl
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
A kind of net for catching birds, fishes, or other prey.
Whatever impedes activity, progress, or freedom, such as a net or shackle.
A fishing net with three layers; the outer two are coarse mesh and the loose inner layer is fine mesh
A fishing net that has large mesh at the edges and smaller mesh in the middle
A restraint that is used to teach a horse to amble
A kind of shackle used for regulating the motions of a horse and making it amble.
verb
transitive
To confine; to hamper; to shackle.
To entangle, as in a net.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
- Formality
- Technical
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This meaning: A kind of net for catching birds, fishes, or other prey.
Used this way, trammel is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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A fishing net with three layers.
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