to manacle

Examples

• All

• The guard will manacle the prisoner to prevent his escape.

• Come, I'll manacle thy neck and feet together.

  The Tempest (2010)

• I'll manacle thy neck and feet together.

  Prospero's Books (1991)

• Manacle yourself to a monitor.

  Fiction book (1991)

• And they will manacle you with so many injunctions.

  Now You See Me (2013)

• During the performance, the magician pretended to manacle his assistant before freeing her.

Synonyms

H

to handcuff

vsto manacle

110 3.6

To put metal rings that lock around someone's wrists to stop them moving

focuses on confining using metal or similar restraints, not only wrist cuffs

R

to restrain

vsto manacle

86 4.6

Hold a person or thing so it cannot move freely

is specific to confining with metal restraints rather than general stopping

C

to cuff

vsto manacle

81 7.2

To put metal bands around someone's wrists to stop their hands from moving

confines using metal or similar restraints, not limited to wrist-only methods

S

to shackle

vsto manacle

35 6.2

To restrain someone with chains or limit their freedom

uses smaller metal restraints aimed at wrists rather than heavy chaining

T

to tie someone's hands

vsto manacle

1 4.8

Stop someone from acting or making decisions

refers to physical confinement with metal restraints rather than metaphorical limitation

P

to pinion

vsto manacle

• NSFW

1 9.5

To tie someone's arms or legs so they cannot move

relies on metal restraints around hands or similar devices rather than general limb binding

E

to enchain

vsto manacle

• Archaic

1 9.5

To tie someone with chains or hold them under close control

focuses on physical confinement using metal restraints, not figurative binding

Antonyms

L

to liberate

104 4.3

Set someone free from prison or unfair control

How Restrained

to manacle

1 9.3

to restrain

86 4.6

to tie

923 1.0

to hold

∞ 1.9

Surface Forms

Etymology