English Dictionary
◊ MANACLE
manacle
n : a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually
used in pairs [syn: {handcuffs}, {handcuff}, {cuffs}, {cuff},
{handlock}]
v : confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or
handcuffs; "The police handcuffed the suspect at the
scene of the crime" [syn: {cuff}, {handcuff}]
English Computing Dictionary
◊ DID YOU MEAN MANGLE?
mangle
Used similarly to {mung} or {scribble}, but more violent
in its connotations; something that is mangled has been
irreversibly and totally trashed.