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man•a•cle
Pronunciation: (man'u-kul), [key]
—n., v., -cled, -cling.
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n.
1. a shackle for the hand; handcuff.
2. Usually,
manacles. restraints; checks.
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v.t.
1. to handcuff; fetter.
2. to hamper; restrain:
He was manacled by his inhibitions. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.