manacle

English

A manacle.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˈmæn.ə.kəl/

Noun

manacle (plural manacles)

1. A shackle, consisting of a pair of joined rings, to restrict the free movement of the hands or feet.
2. Any similar device such as a fetter or handcuffs.

Usage notes

Often used in its plural, and as such a plurale tantum.

Synonyms

• handcuffs

Translations

a shackle restricting free movement of the hands

Basque: esku lota (eu) Chinese (simplified): 手铐 (shǒukào) Chinese (traditional): 手銬 (shǒukào) Croatian: lisice (hr) f. pl. Danish: håndjern (da) Dutch: handboeien (nl) Esperanto: mankateno (eo) Finnish: kahle (fi) German: Handschellen (de) f.

Greek: χειροπέδη (el) (chiropédi) f. Interlingua: manica Italian: manette (it) f. Polish: kajdanki (pl) pl. Portuguese: algema 'm Romanian: cătușă (ro) Russian: наручники (ru) (naručniki) m. pl. Spanish: esposas (es) f.

Verb

manacle (third-person singular simple present manacles, present participle manacling, simple past and past participle manacled)

1. To confine with manacles.

Translations

To confine with manacles

Russian: заковывать (ru)