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- [man-uh-kuh l]
- /ˈmæn ə kəl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [man-uh-kuh l]
- /ˈmæn ə kəl/
Definitions of manacled word
- noun manacled a shackle for the hand; handcuff. 1
- noun manacled Usually, manacles. restraints; checks. 1
- verb with object manacled to handcuff; fetter. 1
- verb with object manacled to hamper; restrain: He was manacled by his inhibitions. 1
- noun manacled Simple past tense and past participle of manacle. 1
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Origin of manacled
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English, variant of manicle < Middle French: handcuff < Latin manicula small hand, handle of a plow. See manus, -i-, -cle1
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Parts of speech for Manacled
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
manacled popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
manacled usage trend in Literature
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adj manacled
- confined — If something is confined to a particular place, it exists only in that place. If it is confined to a particular group, only members of that group have it.
- restrained — characterized by restraint: The actor gave a restrained performance.
- bound — Bound is the past tense and past participle of bind.
- fettered — a chain or shackle placed on the feet.
- shackled — a ring or other fastening, as of iron, for securing the wrist, ankle, etc.; fetter.
verb manacled
- tie up — that with which anything is tied.
- cover — If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.
- unite — to join, combine, or incorporate so as to form a single whole or unit.
- strap — a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- restrict — to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, intensity, or quantity.
adjective manacled
- chained — If you say that someone is chained to a person or a situation, you are emphasizing that there are reasons why they cannot leave that person or situation, even though you think they might like to.
- decreased — Simple past tense and past participle of decrease.
- encircled — Simple past tense and past participle of encircle.
- hampered — Hinder or impede the movement or progress of.
Antonyms for manacled
adj manacled
- uncertain — not definitely ascertainable or fixed, as in time of occurrence, number, dimensions, or quality.
- free — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- liberated — to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- unbounded — having no limits, borders, or bounds.
verb manacled
- uncover — to lay bare; disclose; reveal.
- unwrap — to remove or open the wrapping of.
- disconnect — SCSI reconnect
- loosen — to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- unlock — to undo the lock of (a door, chest, etc.), especially with a key.
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