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raised someone's shackles

raised someone's shackles is the simple past and past participle of raise someone's shackles.

Meaning of raise someone's shackles

Verb

raise someone's shackles (third-person singular simple present raises someone's shackles, present participle raising someone's shackles, simple past and past participle raised someone's shackles)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see raise, shackle.

Questions about raised someone's shackles

What is raised someone's shackles the simple past and past participle of?
Raised someone's shackles is the simple past and past participle of raise someone's shackles.

Words near raised someone's shackles in the dictionary

  1. raised ranch
  2. raised ranches
  3. raised red flags
  4. raised someone's consciousness
  5. raised someone's hackles
  6. raised someone's shackles
  7. raised someone's shag
  8. raised someone's spirits
  9. raised steam
  10. raised the alarm
  11. raised the ante

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