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manacled

 

Definitions from WordNet

Verb manacle has 1 sense
  1. manacle, cuff, handcuff - confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs; "The police handcuffed the suspect at the scene of the crime"
    --1 is one way to fetter, shackle
    Derived form: noun manacle1
    Sample sentence:
    They want to manacle the prisoners

Definitions from the Web

manacled

Description:

Manacled is the past participle form of the verb "manacle," which refers to the act of restraining or confining someone with handcuffs or shackles. It can also be used as an adjective to describe someone who is physically or metaphorically bound.

Examples:

  1. After his arrest, the suspect was manacled and placed in the back of the police car.
  2. The prisoners were brought into the courtroom, their wrists securely manacled.
  3. The team was manacled by financial constraints and unable to make any significant signings.
  4. The manacled bird struggled to fly, its wings burdened by the heavy metal chains.

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