manacle

verb [T]

/ˈmæn.ə.kl̩/

Definition

› to put manacles around a person's legs or arms: They had manacled her legs together. His arm was manacled to a ring on the wall.Locking and bolting

(Definition of manacle verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Synonyms and related words:

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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