| shackle | vt 1. membelenggu: the guard ~d the prisoner to the pillar, pengawal membelenggu orang tahanan itu pd tiang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| manacle | vt membelenggu: the convict was ~d to the post, orang salah itu dibelenggu pd tiang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| shackle | 2. (fig.) membelenggu, mengongkong: the responsibility that had ~d him to a dreary job in an office, tanggungjawab yg mengongkongnya kpd tugas yg membosankan di pejabat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| enchain | vt 1. bind with chain, merantai: he was ~ed by his captors, dia dirantai oleh penawan-penawannya; 2. hold fast (attention, emotion) membelenggu: her singing ~ed the audience, nyanyiannya membelenggu hati penonton. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| unshackle | 2. (fig.) tdk /membelenggu, mengongkong/: she felt that women should be ~d from the old conventions, dia rasa kaum wanita tdk harus dibelenggu oleh kelaziman-kelaziman lama. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fetter | vt (lit. & fig.) membelenggu: she will not be ~ed by the ties of marriage, dia tdk mahu dibelenggu oleh ikatan perkahwinan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hem | ~ so. /in, around/, a. encircle so., mengelilingi sso; (so as to prevent so. from moving), (act.) mengepung sso; (pass.) sso terkepung: I was ~ med in by people on all sides, saya terkepung oleh orang ramai dikeliling saya; b. (fig.) membelenggu sso: he found himself ~med in by difficulties, dia mendapati dirinya dibelenggu kesusahan; ~ st /in, around/, encircle st, mengelilingi sst; (so as to prevent st from moving), (act.) mengepung sst; (pass.) sst terkepung: the ship was ~med in by icebergs, kapal itu terkepung oleh aisberg. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |