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man·a·cle

(măn′ə-kəl)

n. often manacles

1. A device for confining the hands, usually consisting of a set of two metal rings that are fastened about the wrists and joined by a metal chain.

2. Something that confines or restrains: "caught in the manacles of their language" (Cynthia Ozick).

tr.v. man·a·cled, man·a·cling, man·a·cles

1. To put manacles on (someone); restrain with manacles.

2. To restrain the action or progress of: "[She was] manacled by the restrictions of an overbearing father" (Lilian Faderman). See Synonyms at hobble.

[Middle English, from Old French manicle, from Latin manicula, diminutive of manus, hand; see man- in Indo-European roots.]

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

manacle

(ˈmænəkəl)

(usually plural) a shackle, handcuff, or fetter, used to secure the hands of a prisoner, convict, etc

vb (tr)

1. to put manacles on

2. to confine or constrain

[C14: via Old French from Latin manicula, diminutive of manus hand]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

man•a•cle

(ˈmæn ə kəl)

n., v. -cled, -cling. n.

1. a shackle for the hand; handcuff.

2. Usu., manacles. restraints; checks.

v.t.

3. to handcuff.

4. to hamper; restrain.

[1275–1325; < Middle French: handcuff < Latin manicula small hand, plow handle. See manus, -i-, -cle¹]

manacle

Past participle: manacled
Gerund: manacling

Imperative
manacle
manacle

Present
I manacle
you manacle
he/she/it manacles
we manacle
you manacle
they manacle

Preterite
I manacled
you manacled
he/she/it manacled
we manacled
you manacled
they manacled

Present Continuous
I am manacling
you are manacling
he/she/it is manacling
we are manacling
you are manacling
they are manacling

Present Perfect
I have manacled
you have manacled
he/she/it has manacled
we have manacled
you have manacled
they have manacled

Past Continuous
I was manacling
you were manacling
he/she/it was manacling
we were manacling
you were manacling
they were manacling

Past Perfect
I had manacled
you had manacled
he/she/it had manacled
we had manacled
you had manacled
they had manacled

Future
I will manacle
you will manacle
he/she/it will manacle
we will manacle
you will manacle
they will manacle

Future Perfect
I will have manacled
you will have manacled
he/she/it will have manacled
we will have manacled
you will have manacled
they will have manacled

Future Continuous
I will be manacling
you will be manacling
he/she/it will be manacling
we will be manacling
you will be manacling
they will be manacling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been manacling
you have been manacling
he/she/it has been manacling
we have been manacling
you have been manacling
they have been manacling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been manacling
you will have been manacling
he/she/it will have been manacling
we will have been manacling
you will have been manacling
they will have been manacling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been manacling
you had been manacling
he/she/it had been manacling
we had been manacling
you had been manacling
they had been manacling

Conditional
I would manacle
you would manacle
he/she/it would manacle
we would manacle
you would manacle
they would manacle

Past Conditional
I would have manacled
you would have manacled
he/she/it would have manacled
we would have manacled
you would have manacled
they would have manacled

Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

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Noun	1.	manacle - shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs handcuff, handlock, cuff hamper, shackle, trammel, bond - a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
Verb	1.	manacle - confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs; "The police handcuffed the suspect at the scene of the crime" handcuff, cuff fetter, shackle - restrain with fetters

manacle

noun

1. handcuff, bond, chain, shackle, tie, iron, fetter, gyve (archaic) He had a steel-reinforced cell with manacles fixed to the walls.

verb

1. handcuff, bind, confine, restrain, check, chain, curb, hamper, inhibit, constrain, shackle, fetter, tie someone's hands, put in chains, clap or put in irons His hands were manacled behind his back.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

manacle

noun

Something that physically confines the legs or arms:

bond, chain (used in plural), fetter, handcuff (often used in plural), hobble, iron (used in plural), restraint, shackle.

Archaic: gyve.

verb

To restrict the activity or free movement of:

chain, fetter, hamper, hamstring, handcuff, hobble, leash, shackle, tie, trammel.

Informal: hog-tie.

Translations

Fessel

manetta ammanettare

manacle

[ˈmænəkl]

A. N

1. → manilla f

2. manacles → esposas fpl, grillos mpl

B. VT → esposar, poner esposas a
they were manacled together → iban esposados (juntos)
his hands were manacled → llevaba esposas en las muñecas

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

manacle

[ˈmænək^əl] vt → menotter, passer les menottes à
to be manacled [prisoner] → être menotté(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

manacle

n usu pl → Handfesseln pl, → Ketten pl

vt person → in Ketten legen; hands → (mit Ketten) fesseln; they were manacled together → sie waren aneinandergekettet; he was manacled to the wall → er war an die Wand gekettet

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

manacle

[ˈmænəkl] vt → ammanettare, mettere le manette a

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