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    manacle

    manacle - Dictionary definition and meaning for word manacle

    Definition
    (noun) shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs
    Synonyms : cuff , handcuff , handlock
    Definition
    (verb) confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs
    Synonyms : cuff , handcuff
    Example Sentence
    • The police handcuffed the suspect at the scene of the crime
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for manacle

manacle sounds like ankle or shackle , so my ankle got trapped therefore restrained from doing something.

sounds like my uncle.. he was a prisoner, who was manacled (handcuffed)

man + nacle = a man was selling nacle(fake) goods. so police has given him the CUFF.

manacle as noun mean Hathkadi(police walli) ... so hathkadi pahne ke baad i am restrain frm doing anything

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MANACLE = MANO+SHACKLE. MANACLES are SHACKLES for your hands(MANOS in Spanish).

man(=hand) + obstACLE = manacle, so..we are restrained if our hands are not free...

Manicure- ladies have it to keep their hands beautiful. Manacle is to tie the hands together.

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