ROGET'S THESAURUS OF ENGLISH WORDS AND PHRASES ...

V. be subject &c adj.; be at the mercy of, lie at the mercy of; depend upon, lean upon,
hang upon; fall a prey to, fall under; play second fiddle.
be a mere machine, be a puppet, be a football; not dare to say one's soul is his own;
drag a chain.
serve &c 746; obey &c 743; submit &c 725.
break in, tame; subject, subjugate; master &c 731; tread down, tread under foot; weigh
down; drag at one's chariot wheels; reduce to subjection, reduce to slavery; enthrall,
inthrall † , bethrall † ; enslave, lead captive; take into custody &c (restrain) 751; rule &c
737; drive into a corner, hold at the sword's point; keep under; hold in bondage, hold in
leading strings, hold in swaddling clothes.
Adj. subject, dependent, subordinate; feudal, feudatory; in subjection to, under control; in
leading strings, in harness; subjected, enslaved &c v.; constrained &c 751; downtrodden;
overborne, overwhelmed; under the lash, on the hip, led by the nose, henpecked; the
puppet of, the sport of, the plaything of; under one's orders, under one's command, under
one's thumb; a slave to; at the mercy of; in the power of, in the hands of, in the clutches
of; at the feet of; at one's beck and call &c (obedient) 743; liable &c 177; parasitical;
stipendiary.
Adv. under.
Phr. slaves - in a land of light and law [Whittier].
750. Liberation -- N. liberation, disengagement, release, enlargement, emancipation;
disenthrallment † , disenthralment † ; affranchisement † , enfranchisement; manumission;
discharge, dismissal.
deliverance &c 672; redemption, extrication, acquittance, absolution; acquittal &c
970; escape &c 671.
V. liberate, free; set free, set clear, set at liberty; render free, emancipate, release;
enfranchise, affranchise † ; manumit; enlarge; disband, discharge, disenthrall, disenthral,
dismiss; let go, let loose, loose, let out, let slip; cast adrift, turn adrift; deliver &c 672;
absolve &c (acquit) 970.
unfetter &c 751, untie &c 43; loose &c (disjoin) 44; loosen, relax; unbolt, unbar,
unclose, uncork, unclog, unhand, unbind, unchain, unharness, unleash; disengage,
disentangle; clear, extricate, unloose.
gain one's liberty, obtain one's liberty, acquire one's liberty &c 748; get rid of, get
clear of; deliver oneself from; shake off the yoke, slip the collar; break loose, break
prison; tear asunder one's bonds, cast off trammels; escape &c 671.
Adj. liberated &c v.; out of harness &c (free) 748.
Int. unhand me!, let me go!,
751. Restraint -- N. restraint; hindrance &c 706; coercion &c (compulsion) 744;
cohibition † , constraint, repression, suppression; discipline, control.
confinement; durance, duress; imprisonment; incarceration, coarctation † , entombment,
mancipation † , durance vile, limbo, captivity; blockade.
arrest, arrestation † ; custody, keep, care, charge, ward, restringency † .
curb &c (means of restraint) 752; lettres de cachet [Fr.].
limitation, restriction, protection, monopoly; prohibition &c 761.
prisoner &c 754; repressionist † .