manacle
verb/ˈmænəkl/
/ˈmænəkl/
[usually passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they manacle | /ˈmænəkl/ /ˈmænəkl/ |
| he / she / it manacles | /ˈmænəklz/ /ˈmænəklz/ |
| past simple manacled | /ˈmænəkld/ /ˈmænəkld/ |
| past participle manacled | /ˈmænəkld/ /ˈmænəkld/ |
| -ing form manacling | /ˈmænəklɪŋ/ /ˈmænəklɪŋ/ |
- to put manacles on somebody’s wrists or ankles, to stop them from escaping
- be manacled His hands were manacled behind his back.
- The captives were chained and manacled.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French manicle ‘handcuff’, from Latin manicula, diminutive of manus ‘hand’.Definitions on the go
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