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Noun: manacle  ma-nu-kul
  1. Shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs
    - handcuff, cuff, handlock
Verb: manacle  ma-nu-kul
  1. Confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs
    "The police manacled the suspect at the scene of the crime";
    - cuff, handcuff

Derived forms: manacled, manacles, manacling

Type of: bond, enfetter, fetter, hamper, shackle, trammel

Encyclopedia: Manacle