Definition of manacle - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
figurativeRare symbolic restriction or limitationRare
- The new rules acted as manacles on creativity.
2.
restraint deviceRare restraint for the hands or anklesRare
- The prisoner was put in manacles..
Verb
1.
restrain physicallyRare restrain with handcuffsRare
- The police manacled the suspect during the arrest..
2.
figurative constraintRare limit freedom or movement metaphoricallyRare
- The new rules manacled the team's creativity.
Images of manacle
restraint for the hands or ankles
Origin of manacle
Latin, manicula (little hand)
Examples of manacle in a sentence
Fear acted as a manacle, holding him back. The guard fastened the manacle tightly around his wrist. She felt the cold metal of the manacle on her ankle. They manacled the prisoner to the wall. The guards manacled the thief before taking him away. The policy changes manacled the company's growth.
His responsibilities manacled his ability to travel freely.
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- French:entrave, menotter, ...
- German:Fessel, fesseln, ...
- Italian:manette, ammanettare, ...
- Spanish:grillete, encadenar, ...
- Portuguese:grilhão, algemar, ...
- Chinese:枷锁, 铐住, ...
- Japanese:手錠, 手錠をかける, ...
- Arabic:قَيْد, قَيَّدَ, ...
- Hebrew:מַעֲצוֹרִים, לֶאֱזוֹק, ...
- Russian:оковы, надеть наручники, ...
- Ukrainian:кайдани, закувати, ...
- Hindi:बाधा, हथकड़ी लगाना, ...
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