manacle

• اسم يشير إلى حلقة معدنية أو قيد يُستعمل عادةً في شكل زوجين لتقييد رسغي الشخص. ويشمل أيضًا أي قيد أو أغلال تُكبّل بها اليدان.

A noun referring to a metal loop or shackle, typically used in pairs, that can be locked around a person's wrists to restrain them.

1. Wrist ShackleC1formal

   A metal band or chain used to restrain a person's wrists, typically used in pairs.

   أصفاد المعصم

   • The prisoner was led away in manacles.
   • The detective removed the manacles from the suspect's wrists.
   • Ancient manacles were often made of iron and locked with a key.

   المرادفاتcuffhandcuffshackle

• فعل يعني تقييد يدي الشخص أو حركته بالسلاسل أو الأصفاد الحديدية، ويُستعمل مجازًا بمعنى كبح الحرية أو تقييد التصرف.

A verb meaning to restrain or confine someone's hands or movements, typically with metal chains or handcuffs.

1. Restrain physicallyC1formal

   To confine or restrain someone by placing handcuffs or manacles on their wrists.

   تقييد بالقيود

   • The police officer manacled the suspect before placing him in the car.
   • Prisoners in the old days were often manacled to prevent escape.
   • He was manacled at the wrists and led away.

   المرادفاتbindchaincufffetterhandcuffsecureshackle

   الأضدادfreeliberatereleaseunbindunhand

2. Restrict or constrainC1formal

   To limit someone’s freedom or actions, as if they were physically bound.

   تقييد أو كبح

   • Bureaucratic rules can manacle an organization’s creativity.
   • She felt manacled by her own responsibilities.
   • The contract manacled them to a fixed payment schedule for years.

   المرادفاتbindconfineconstraincurbfetterhandcufflimitrestrainrestrictshackle