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manacled

/ˈmæn.ə.kəld/

manacledadjective

more manacled

Comp.

most manacled

Super.

/ˈmænəkl̩d/

Translations

закованный

The prisoner was manacled and led away.

Закованный заключенный был уведен.

Definitions

Restrained or shackled, typically with handcuffs or similar restraints.

The manacled prisoner was led into the courtroom by two guards.

Figuratively restricted, constrained, or limited in action, expression, or development.

Her imagination felt manacled by the strict curriculum.

Synonyms

manacleverb

manacled

Past Simple

manacled

Past Simple

manacled

Past Participle

manacling

Gerund

/ˈmæn.ə.kəl/

Translations

заковывать

The police decided to manacle the suspect to prevent escape.

Полиция решила заковать подозреваемого, чтобы предотвратить побег.

сдерживать

The new regulations manacle the company's ability to expand.

Новые правила сдерживают способность компании расширяться.

Definitions

To restrain or bind someone's hands or wrists with manacles.

The guards manacled the prisoner before leading him to the cell.

To restrict or confine someone or something, often metaphorically.

The new regulations manacled the company's ability to innovate.

Synonyms

manaclenoun

Definitions

A metal band, chain, or shackle for fastening someone's hands or ankles.

The prisoner was led away in manacles.

Something that confines, restrains, or limits freedom or progress (figurative).

For many people, poverty is a manacle that is hard to escape.