1. a metal band or chain used to restrain a person’s hands or feet
Usage: usually plural

1. to restrain someone with manacles or similar devices
2. to restrict or limit someone’s freedom or ability to act
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The prisoner’s hands were secured with heavy iron manacles.
• Police officers manacled the suspect before placing him in the patrol car.
• The old dungeon still contained rusty manacles hanging from the walls.
• She felt manacled by the strict rules of her conservative upbringing.
• The guards removed the manacles once the prisoner was safely in his cell.
• Economic hardship can manacle a person’s ability to pursue their dreams.
• The medieval torture chamber displayed various manacles and chains.