manual

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

Translation

adj. done or operated by hand
n. a handbook or guide

Phrases & Collocations

instruction manual

user manual

manual operation

manual work

manual control

manual labor

manual transmission

manual labour

operation manual

manual arc welding

reference manual

manual mode

quality manual

manual welding

user's manual

manual valve

maintenance manual

manual system

manual pump

operating manual

Example Sentences

the manual of arms.

a manual for students

a first manual of composition

a manual of official verbiage

the manual is chock-a-block with information.

an aristocratic disdain for manual labour.

the skimpy manual isn't much help for beginners.

disparity between mental labour and manual labour

The instructions in the manual are as clear as mud.

He bought a manual of car repairs.

Of equipment; without a motor and intended for hand operation (“a manual keypunch”; “a manual typewriter”).

an ascetic life of prayer, fasting, and manual labour.

the courts view him in a different light from that of a manual worker.

a pocket-sized manual of the artist's aphorisms.

Real-world Examples

Tell me you brought the instruction manual.

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 2

Well, unless you've got an instruction manual.

Source: Yale University Open Course: Death (Audio Version)

I would read the manual about five times.

Source: Cambridge top student book sharing

I have the manual for the rundown test.

Source: CHERNOBYL HBO

I read the instructional manual from start to finish.

Source: Psychology Mini Class

Texting is especially problematic because it involves simultaneous manual, visual and cognitive distraction.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Collection October 2014

It does not have a camera, to connect one, refer to your instruction manual.

Source: Apple latest news

Let's just get the manual. - Great idea. I like that.

Source: Modern Family - Season 08

There are more than 500 bones and fixings, but no instruction manual.

Source: BBC English Unlocked

He'd like to know if you can send over those training manuals?

Source: Workplace Spoken English

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