Loose
Loose adjective - Not bound, confined, or detained by force.
Usage example: there was a brief panic when the lion got loose from its cage at the zoo
Shackled
Shackled adjective - Bound by chains fastened around the ankles.
Both words in one sentence
- Therefore, he'd spend most of the season with a king-sized Idiot Ball shackled to him, and his moments of cutting loose tended to be flashing lights seen from offscreen.
Source: Holding Back the Phlebotinum
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