(~s)
1.
Manual work is work in which you use your hands or your physical strength rather than your mind.
...skilled ~ workers...
They have no reservations about taking factory or ~ jobs.
= blue-collar
? clerical
ADJ: usu ADJ n
2.
Manual is used to talk about movements which are made by someone’s hands. (FORMAL)
...toys designed to help develop ~ dexterity.
ADJ: ADJ n
3.
Manual means operated by hand, rather than by electricity or a motor.
There is a ~ pump to get rid of the water.
ADJ: ADJ n
~ly
The device is ~ly operated, using a simple handle.
ADV: ADV with v
4.
A ~ is a book which tells you how to do something or how a piece of machinery works.
...the instruction ~.
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