pinioned
Wings clipped back
Pinioned means having the arms or wings bound or restrained, preventing movement.
A pinion is the outer section of a bird's wing, and to pinion a bird is to clip or bind its wings to prevent flight.
The meaning extends to any restraint of limbs: The guards pinioned his arms behind his back.
Someone pinioned is rendered helpless, unable to act freely.
Made unable to move
shackled · fettered · constrained · subdued · overpowered · captive · helpless · struggling
immobilized
Made unable to move
secured · shackled · fettered · constrained · subdued · overpowered · captive · helpless · struggling · wrestled
clipped
Cut or trimmed briefly
folded · restrained · bird · falcon · hawk · falconry · raptor · wingtip · trimmed · tethered
pinionedfree
Without payment or restriction
unbound · liberated · unfettered · unrestrained · released
- rack and pinionToothed bar and gear