All manacled synonyms
man·a·cle
M m verb manacled
- picket — a post, stake, pale, or peg that is used in a fence or barrier, to fasten down a tent, etc.
- obstruct — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- cramp — Cramp is a sudden strong pain caused by a muscle suddenly contracting. You sometimes get cramp in a muscle after you have been making a physical effort over a long period of time.
- thwart — to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose.
- disrupt — to cause disorder or turmoil in: The news disrupted their conference.
- frustrate — to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify: The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him.
- put together — assemble
- hook up — a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something.
- peg down — to make (a person) committed to a course of action or bound to follow rules
- pin down — a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- bottle up — If you bottle up strong feelings, you do not express them or show them, especially when this makes you tense or angry.
- hold back — to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
- cool down — If someone cools down or if you cool them down, they become less angry than they were.
- cool off — If someone or something cools off, or if you cool them off, they become cooler after having been hot.
- hold in — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- rein in — control, restrain
- send up — an entertaining or humorous burlesque or parody; takeoff: The best skit in the revue was a send-up of TV game shows.
- encase — Enclose or cover in a case or close-fitting surround.
- enchain — Bind with or as with chains.
- enfetter — Restrain (someone) with shackles.
- cheque — A cheque is a printed form on which you write an amount of money and who it is to be paid to. Your bank then pays the money to that person from your account.
- entrammel — To hamper by entangling.
- encumber — Restrict or burden (someone or something) in such a way that free action or movement is difficult.
- hang up — the way in which a thing hangs.
- choke back — If you choke back tears or a strong emotion, you force yourself not to show your emotion.
- crack down — If people in authority crack down on a group of people, they become stricter in making the group obey rules or laws.
- hem in — to fold back and sew down the edge of (cloth, a garment, etc.); form an edge or border on or around.
- hogtie — to tie (an animal) with all four feet together.
- lock up — a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- pull back — the act of pulling back, especially a retreat or a strategic withdrawal of troops; pullout.
- sit on — to rest with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs; be seated.
- tie down — that with which anything is tied.
adj manacled
- small — of limited size; of comparatively restricted dimensions; not big; little: a small box.
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.