manual

B2
Pronunciation
/ˈman.j(ʊ)əl/
/ˈmænjə(wə)l/
Noun
10 definition(s)
1 Definition

A handbook.

2 Definition

A booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine or product.

Example Sentences
  • The dishwasher isn't working; can you remember where we put the manual?
3 Definition

A drill in the use of weapons, etc.

4 Definition

An old office-book like the modern Roman Catholic ritual.

5 Definition

A keyboard for the hands on a harpsichord, organ, or other musical instrument.

6 Definition

A manual transmission; a gearbox, especially of a motorized vehicle, shifted by the operator.

7 Definition

(by synecdoche) A vehicle with a manual transmission.

8 Definition

A bicycle technique whereby the front wheel is held aloft by the rider, without the use of pedal force.

9 Definition

Manual measurement of the blood pressure, done with a manual sphygmomanometer.

Example Sentences
  • do a manual
10 Definition

Mechanical transmission which shifts gears by the action of the driver's hand on the gearstick or gear lever, rather than automatically; a manual gearbox.

Adjective
3 definition(s)
1 Definition

Performed with the hands (of an activity).

2 Definition

Operated by means of the hands (of a machine, device etc.).

3 Definition

Performed by a human rather than a machine.