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PRONUNCIATION OF HAMSHACKLE

hamshackle  [ˈhæmʃækəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HAMSHACKLE

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hamshackle is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb hamshackle in English.

WHAT DOES HAMSHACKLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of hamshackle in the English dictionary

The definition of hamshackle in the dictionary is to hobble by tying a rope around the head and one of the legs.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HAMSHACKLE

PRESENT

Present
I hamshackle
you hamshackle
he/she/it hamshackles
we hamshackle
you hamshackle
they hamshackle
Present continuous
I am hamshackling
you are hamshackling
he/she/it is hamshackling
we are hamshackling
you are hamshackling
they are hamshackling
Present perfect
I have hamshackled
you have hamshackled
he/she/it has hamshackled
we have hamshackled
you have hamshackled
they have hamshackled
Present perfect continuous
I have been hamshackling
you have been hamshackling
he/she/it has been hamshackling
we have been hamshackling
you have been hamshackling
they have been hamshackling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I hamshackled
you hamshackled
he/she/it hamshackled
we hamshackled
you hamshackled
they hamshackled
Past continuous
I was hamshackling
you were hamshackling
he/she/it was hamshackling
we were hamshackling
you were hamshackling
they were hamshackling
Past perfect
I had hamshackled
you had hamshackled
he/she/it had hamshackled
we had hamshackled
you had hamshackled
they had hamshackled
Past perfect continuous
I had been hamshackling
you had been hamshackling
he/she/it had been hamshackling
we had been hamshackling
you had been hamshackling
they had been hamshackling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will hamshackle
you will hamshackle
he/she/it will hamshackle
we will hamshackle
you will hamshackle
they will hamshackle
Future continuous
I will be hamshackling
you will be hamshackling
he/she/it will be hamshackling
we will be hamshackling
you will be hamshackling
they will be hamshackling
Future perfect
I will have hamshackled
you will have hamshackled
he/she/it will have hamshackled
we will have hamshackled
you will have hamshackled
they will have hamshackled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been hamshackling
you will have been hamshackling
he/she/it will have been hamshackling
we will have been hamshackling
you will have been hamshackling
they will have been hamshackling
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would hamshackle
you would hamshackle
he/she/it would hamshackle
we would hamshackle
you would hamshackle
they would hamshackle
Conditional continuous
I would be hamshackling
you would be hamshackling
he/she/it would be hamshackling
we would be hamshackling
you would be hamshackling
they would be hamshackling
Conditional perfect
I would have hamshackle
you would have hamshackle
he/she/it would have hamshackle
we would have hamshackle
you would have hamshackle
they would have hamshackle
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been hamshackling
you would have been hamshackling
he/she/it would have been hamshackling
we would have been hamshackling
you would have been hamshackling
they would have been hamshackling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you hamshackle
we let´s hamshackle
you hamshackle
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to hamshackle
Past participle
hamshackled
Present Participle
hamshackling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HAMSHACKLE


Acol
ˈækəl
aphrodisiacal
ˌæfrəˈdɪzɪækəl
cackle
ˈkækəl
crackle
ˈkrækəl
grackle
ˈɡrækəl
hackle
ˈhækəl
hibernacle
ˈhaɪbəˌnækəl
mackle
ˈmækəl
macle
ˈmækəl
rackle
ˈrækəl
ramshackle
ˈræmˌʃækəl
ranshackle
ˈrænˌʃækəl
retackle
ˌriːˈtækəl
shackle
ˈʃækəl
spackle
ˈspækəl
sprackle
ˈsprækəl
tabernacle
ˈtæbəˌnækəl
tackle
ˈtækəl
unshackle
ʌnˈʃækəl
untackle
ʌnˈtækəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HAMSHACKLE

hamper
hamperer
Hampshire
Hampshire Down
Hampshire Downs
Hampstead
Hampstead Heath
Hampton
Hampton Court Palace
Hampton Roads
hamster
hamstring
hamstring injury
hamstrung
Hamsun
hamular
hamulate
hamuli
hamulose
hamulous

WORDS THAT END LIKE HAMSHACKLE

block and tackle
buckle
chuckle
cut the cackle
deckle
dill pickle
double tackle
fickle
fishing tackle
freckle
honeysuckle
ickle
Indian grackle
knuckle
pickle
rugby tackle
sickle
speckle
tickle
trickle

Synonyms and antonyms of hamshackle in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hamshackle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HAMSHACKLE

Find out the translation of hamshackle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hamshackle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hamshackle» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

hamshackle
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hamshackle
570 millions of speakers

English

hamshackle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

hamshackle
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

hamshackle
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

hamshackle
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hamshackle
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শৃঙ্খলিত করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hamshackle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hamshackle
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hamshackle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

hamshackle
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

hamshackle
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hamshackle
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hamshackle
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

hamshackle
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हॅमशॅकल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hamshackle
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

impastoiare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hamshackle
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

hamshackle
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hamshackle
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

hamshackle
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

omvingen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hamshackle
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hamshackle
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hamshackle

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HAMSHACKLE»

The term «hamshackle» is used very little and occupies the 159.052 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HAMSHACKLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hamshackle

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HAMSHACKLE»

Discover the use of hamshackle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hamshackle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A new universal etymological technological, and pronouncing ...
HAMSHACKLE—. HAND. HAMESUCKEN, hame-suk'en, s. (hem, home, and soek, to assail with violence, Sueo-Gothic.) In Scotch Law, the crime of beating or assaulting a man in his own dwelling-house. In ordinary phraseology, the word ...
John Craig (F.G.S.), 1848
2
The Surgeon's Daughter ; Castle Dangerous
Halse, hailsie, hail; salute; embrace. Haly, holy. " Haly be his cast," happy be his fate. Hame, home. Hamely, homely ; familiar. Hamshackle, to tie the head of a horse or cow to one of its fore legs. Hand-waled, chosen ; picked out with the hand.
Sir Walter Scott, 1859
3
The Surgeon's Daughter: Castle Dangerous
Hamshackle, to lie O/e head of a horse or coiv to one of its fore-legs. Hand-waled , chosen; picked out with the hand. Hane, hain, spare; not give away. Hantle, great many; great deal. Hank, rope; coil. Hap, hop. Hap, cover ; cover warmly.
Sir Walter Scott, 1863
4
Waverley Novels
Hamshackle, to tie the head of a horse or cow to one of its forelegs. Hand- waled, chosen ; picked out with the hand. Hane, hain, spare ; not give away. Hantle, great many; great deal. Hank, rope; coil. Hap, hop. Hap, cover ; cover warmly.
Sir Walter Scott, 1833
5
Castle Dangerous. Tales of a grandfather. First series
Hamshackle, to tie the head of a horse or cow to one of its forelegs. Hand-waled, chosen; picked out with the hand. Hane, hain, spare; not give away. Hantle, great many ; great deal. Hank, rape; coil. Hap, hop. Hap, cower ; cover warmly.
Sir Walter Scott, 1853
6
Waverly Novels
Halse, hailse, hail ; salute ; embrace. Haly, holy. " Hally be his cast," happy be his fate. Hame, home. Hamely, homely ; familiar. Hamshackle, to tie the head of a horse or cow to one of its forelegs. Hand- waled, chosen; picked out with the hand.
Sir Walter Scott, 1855
7
Complete Works: With a Biography, and His Last Additions and ...
Halse, hailse, hail; salute; embrace. Haly, holy. "Haly be his cast," happy be his fate. Hame, home. Hamely, homely ; familiar. Hamshackle, to tic the head of a horse or cow to one of its f artless. Hand-waled, chosen; picked out with the hand.
Sir Walter Scott, 1852
8
Waverley Novels
Hamshackle, to tie the head of a horse or cow to one of its forelegs. Hand-waled, chosen; picked out with the hand. I-lane, hain, spare; not give away. Hantle, great many; great deal. _ Hank, rope ; coil. Hap, hop. Hap, cover; cover warmly.
Walter Scott, 1860
9
The Waverley Novels: With the Author's Last Corrections and ...
And then to oppose him downright— he could not but think on the way his poor inothcr was removed—Would to Heaven lie was yoked to some tight niece of business, no matter whether well or ill paid, but some job that would hamshackle him ...
Sir Walter Scott, 1846
10
The Complete Works of Sir Walter Scott: With a Biography, ...
Halse, hailse, hail; salute: embrace. Haly, holy. " Haly be his cast," happy be his fate. Hame, home. Hamely, homely ; familiar. Hamshackle, to tie the head of a horse or cow to one of its forelegs. Hand-waled, chosen ; picked out with the hand.
Sir Walter Scott, 1833

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HAMSHACKLE»

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David Astle's Wordplay
So what's your verdict on hamshackle? Bockel? Malapert? Boudin? Kosher words or red herrings? (As it happens, the first two are fakes, while ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 14»

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