transcription, транскрипция: [ mænək(ə)l ]
( manacles, manacling, manacled)
1.
Manacles are metal devices attached to a prisoner’s wrists or legs in order to prevent him or her from moving or escaping.
N-COUNT : usu pl
2.
If a prisoner is manacled , their wrists or legs are put in manacles in order to prevent them from moving or escaping.
His hands were manacled behind his back...
He was manacled by the police.
VERB : usu passive , be V-ed prep / adv , be V-ed