manacle

Examples

• All

• His hands have been bound tightly behind his back with manacles and chains.

• Let's see about getting those manacles off.

  The Majestic (2001)

• But I'll need a key for the manacles.

  Fiction book (1996)

• Only the king and the lord marshal have the keys to these manacles.

  Krull (1983)

• They had me in manacles!

  Life of Brian (1979)

• Take the manacles off.

  Public Enemies (2009)

• His hands have been bound tightly behind his back with manacles and chains. Karen sits nearby, watching him.

  Fiction book (1998)

• A line of prisoners in manacles stared back at him, dead-eyed.

Synonyms

C

cuff

vsmanacle

134 5.6

A metal band that locks around the wrist to stop a person from moving their hands

is about a wrist restraint meant specifically to limit a person's movement

R

restraint

vsmanacle

73 4.7

Something used to hold a person or animal still

is the specific metal wrist locking tool rather than the general act or device

H

handcuff

vsmanacle

14 3.2

A metal ring that locks around a wrist used by police to stop someone moving

is the same wrist locking device but not limited to police use

I

irons

vsmanacle

• Archaic

3 7.7

Metal cuffs that hold a prisoner's hands or legs together

is smaller in scope, referring only to wrist locking devices not larger prisoner chains

G

gyve

vsmanacle

• Archaic

1 9.9

A metal shackle that holds someone's hands or feet

is narrower, applying only to wrist restraints rather than hands or feet

H

handlock

vsmanacle

• Archaic

9.9

A metal loop that fastens around each wrist to stop the hands moving

is focused on a locking wrist device designed to prevent movement

Antonyms

F

freedom

∞ 1.0

The right to act, speak, or think as you want without being stopped

How Restrictive

straitjacket

15 7.8

irons

• Archaic

3 7.7

manacle

5 8.6

restraint

73 4.7

Surface Forms

Etymology