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Manacle
01
shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
manacles
to manacle
01
to restrain someone by locking metal cuffs around their wrists or ankles
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
manacle
3rd person singular
manacles
Present participle
manacling
Past simple
manacled
Past participle
manacled
Examples
The police manacled the suspect and put him in the car.
