manacle

[US]/ˈmænəkl/
[UK]/ˈmænəkl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. handcuffs; restraints
vt. to put handcuffs on someone; to restrain
Word Forms
Past Participlemanacled
Pluralmanacles
Third Person Singularmanacles
Past Tensemanacled
Present Participlemanacling

Example Sentences

The police officer placed a manacle on the suspect's wrists.

The manacle prevented the prisoner from escaping.

The manacle clinked as the prisoner moved.

She felt the cold metal of the manacle against her skin.

The manacle was secured tightly around his ankle.

The manacle was rusty and old, but still effective.

The manacle was removed once the prisoner reached his cell.

He struggled against the manacle, but it held firm.

The manacle left marks on his wrists after being removed.

The prisoner's freedom was restricted by the manacle.

Real-world Examples

The boy looked suspiciously at the coin, and then at Jaime's manacles. " Why's this one in irons" ?

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Ice and Rain (Bilingual)

But his long hands formed manacles around my wrists as he spoke.

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

He was taken on board, and instantly manacled at the wrists and ankles.

Source: Great Expectations (Original Version)

If they're manacled to the floor, they'll die.

Source: The movie of Qiu Qiu.

In " The Defiant Ones" , his chain-gang fugitive was manacled to a southern bigot played by Tony Curtis. Both were nominated for Oscars.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of and the chains of discrimination.

Source: 202330

100 years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination.

Source: New English Course 5

She wept bitterly, evidently seeing for the first time that gray-haired man on the other side of the net, manacled, in a prison jacket, and with head half shaven.

Source: Resurrection

They were all looking at her, even the three chained and manacled in the back of the wagon. The fat one snapped his pointy teeth together and hissed, but Arya ignored him.

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings (Bilingual Edition)

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