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manual
UK /ˈmæn.j(ʊ)əl/ US /ˈmæn.j(u)əl/
noun 10adj 3name 1
Definitions
noun
1
Synonym of handbook.
2
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?
3
A drill in the use of weapons, etc.
4
An old office-book like the modern Roman Catholic ritual.
5
A keyboard on an organ.
adj
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.
noun
1
A device that is operated using the hands, or by a human rather than a machine.
Tom's transmission shop can fix both manuals and automatics.
2
A device that is operated using the hands, or by a human rather than a machine.
I'm not used to automatics; I've always driven manuals.
3
A device that is operated using the hands, or by a human rather than a machine.
4
A device that is operated using the hands, or by a human rather than a machine.
5
A procedure or operation that is done using the hands, or by a human rather than machine.
do a manual
give someone a quick manual
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