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Manual

//ˈmæn.j(u)əl// adj, name, noun, slang

Adjective

1
Performed with the hands.
"She gave a wild manual brush to her locks."
2
Operated by means of the hands.
3
Performed by a human rather than a machine.
"The teacher urged the students to do a manual check, because some errors aren't picked up by the spell checker."

Adjective

Proper Noun

1
A male given name from Spanish: a rare spelling variant of Manuel, sometimes considered erroneous.

Noun

1
Synonym of handbook.
2
A device that is operated using the hands, or by a human rather than a machine.; A manual transmission; a gearbox, especially of a motorized vehicle, shifted by the operator. countable, uncountable
"Tom's transmission shop can fix both manuals and automatics."
3
(military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle wordnet
4
A booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine or product.
"The dishwasher isn't working; can you remember where we put the manual?"
5
A device that is operated using the hands, or by a human rather than a machine.; A vehicle with a manual transmission. countable, metonymically, uncountable
"I'm not used to automatics; I've always driven manuals."

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6
a small handbook wordnet
7
A drill in the use of weapons, etc.
8
A device that is operated using the hands, or by a human rather than a machine.; A keyboard for the hands on a harpsichord, organ, or other musical instrument. countable, uncountable
9
An old office-book like the modern Roman Catholic ritual. historical
10
A device that is operated using the hands, or by a human rather than a machine.; A manual typewriter (as contrasted with an electronic one). countable, uncountable
11
A keyboard on an organ.
12
A procedure or operation that is done using the hands, or by a human rather than machine.; Manual measurement of the blood pressure, done with a manual sphygmomanometer. colloquial, countable, uncountable
"do a manual"
13
A procedure or operation that is done using the hands, or by a human rather than machine.; A bicycle technique whereby the front wheel is held aloft by the rider, without the use of pedal force. countable, uncountable
14
A procedure or operation that is done using the hands, or by a human rather than machine.; A similar maneuver on a skateboard, lifting the front or back wheels while keeping the tail or nose of the board from touching the ground. countable, uncountable
"In short tutorials, the player learns the basics of skating: reverts, manuals and the ollie – that is, sliding round when coming out of a trick, lifting two wheels off the ground and jumping with the board."
15
Manual control or operation. uncountable
"Put the controls to manual."

Etymology 1

From Middle English manuel, from Old French manuel, from Late Latin manuāle (“handbook, manual”).

Etymology 2

From Middle English manuel, from Anglo-Norman manuel, Old French manual, from Latin manuālis, from manus (“hand”).

Etymology 3

From Middle English manuel, from Anglo-Norman manuel, Old French manual, from Latin manuālis, from manus (“hand”).

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