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Definition of manacle verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

manacle

verb

NAmE//ˈmænəkl//

[usually passive] manacle somebody/somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they manacle

he / she / it manacles

past simple manacled

-ing form manacling

to put manacles on someone's wrists or ankles, to stop them from escaping

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