To restrain with fetters; SYN. shackle.

To be a hindrance or obstacle to; SYN. hinder.

1. To block passage through; SYN. impede, occlude, jam, block, close up.
2. To hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; SYN. blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass.

1. To tie or restrain the limbs of, so as to prevent free motion; to bind with shackles; to fetter; to chain.
2. (Figurative) To bind or confine so as to prevent or hinder action; to impede; to cumber.
3. To join by a link or chain (such as railroad cars).

To tie with a tether

1. To entangle, as in a net; to catch.
2. To confine; to hamper; to shackle.