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Meaning of 'manacle' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Manacle [ n.]
- A handcuff; a shackle for the hand or wrist; -- usually in the plural.
2 . Manacle [ v. t.]
- To put handcuffs or other fastening upon, for confining the hands; to shackle; to confine; to restrain from the use of the limbs or natural powers.

Meaning of 'manacle' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . manacle [ v]
Meaning (1):
- confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs
Example in sentence:
  • The police handcuffed the suspect at the scene of the crime

Nearby Words:

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