kluisteren

Meaning

1. (transitive) to fetter, hog-tie or (rather) restrain in remaining movement
2. (figuratively, transitive) to bind, restrict, as by a spell, fascination etc.

Concepts

chain

fetter

hog-tie

shackle

Synonyms

boeien

knevelen

vastsmeden

Translations

fesseln

knebeln

elini kolunu bağlamak

zor duruma sokmak

elleriyle ayaklarını bağlamak

lier les quatre pattes

anketten

Etymology

From kluister (“a fetter”), ultimately from Latin claudō (“close, shut”).