| Manacle 1. (n.) A handcuff; a shackle for the hand or wrist; -- usually in the plural. 2. (v. t.) To put handcuffs or other fastening upon, for confining the hands; to shackle; to confine; to restrain from the use of the limbs or natural powers. Thesaurus Entries Oregon boat, anchor, bilbo, bind, bond, bonds, bracelets, bridle, camisole, chain, chains, check, collar, confine, control, cuff, cuffs, curb, deflate, disarm, enchain, entrammel, fasten, fetter, fetters, gag, gyve, gyves, halter, hamper, hamstring, handcuff, handcuffs, hobble, hobbles, hog-tie, hopple, hopples, inhibit, irons, knock out, lash, leading strings, leash, make fast, moor, muzzle, paralyze, peg down, picket, pillory, pin down, pinion, prostrate, put in irons, reins, restrain, restraint, restraints, rope, secure, shackle, shackles, silence, stocks, straightjacket, strait-waistcoat, straitjacket, strangle, stranglehold, strap, tether, throttle, tie, tie down, tie up, trammel, trammels, truss up, yoke |