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(mænjuəl)
Word forms: plural manuals
1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Manual work is work in which you use your hands or your physical strength rather than your mind.
...skilled manual workers.
They have no reservations about taking factory or manual jobs.
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Manual is used to talk about movements which are made by someone's hands.
[formal]
...toys designed to help develop manual dexterity.
3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Manual means operated by hand, rather than by electricity or a motor.
There is a manual pump to get rid of the water.
Synonyms: hand-operated, hand, non-automatic More Synonyms of manual
manually adverb [ADVERB with verb]
The device is manually operated, using a simple handle.
4. countable noun
A manual is a book which tells you how to do something or how a piece of machinery works.
...the instruction manual.
Synonyms: handbook, guide, instructions, bible More Synonyms of manual
More Synonyms of manual

manual in British English

(ˈmænjʊəl)
adjective
1. 
of or relating to a hand or hands
2. 
operated or done by hand
manual controls
3. 
physical, as opposed to mental or mechanical
manual labour
4. 
by human labour rather than automatic or computer-aided means
5. 
of, relating to, or resembling a manual
noun
6. 
a book, esp of instructions or information
a car manual
7.  music
one of the keyboards played by hand on an organ
8.  military
the prescribed drill with small arms
Derived forms
manually (ˈmanually)
adverb
Word origin
C15: via Old French from Latin manuālis, from manus hand

manual in American English

(ˈmænjuəl)
adjective
1. 
a. 
of or having to do with a hand or the hands
b. 
made, done, worked, or used by the hands
c. 
involving or doing hard physical work that requires use of the hands
2. 
without electrical or other power
a manual typewriter
noun
3. 
a handy book of facts, instructions, etc. for use as a guide or reference; handbook
4. 
any of the separate keyboards of an organ console or harpsichord
5. 
prescribed drill in the handling of a weapon, esp. a rifle
: also manual of arms
Derived forms
manually (ˈmanually)
adverb
Word origin
ME manuel < OFr < L manualis < manus, a hand < IE *mə-n-és (akin to *mṇtos > Gmc *mund- > ON & OE mund, a hand) < base < *mər-, *mən-, hand

Examples of 'manual' in a sentence
manual

This meant that manual work was not getting the respect it deserved.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Should he learn in an automatic or a manual car?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This car has a manual gearbox.
The Sun (2016)
The other argument is that it's cheaper to hire manual cars abroad.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Instead they left the country and volunteered to do hard manual labour in an orphanage inCambodia for a month.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They stick it all together without contributing anything of their own except manual dexterity.
Marius, Richard A Short Guide to Writing About History (1995)
We also have a training manual with an accompanying tape.
Christianity Today (2000)
The sort of player who tears up the coaching manual?
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It means knowledge workers rather than manual workers.
Peter F. Drucker MANAGING IN TURBULENT TIMES (1980)
They had the energy to do manual work.
Peter F. Drucker MANAGING FOR RESULTS (1986)
We know this because the instruction manuals are still inside.
Joanna Blythman Bad Food Britain (2006)
Tough manual labour has been replaced by office work.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
To make the best use of this book you should think of it as a training manual.
Harrison, John Finance for the Non-Financial Manager (1989)
Now you could form a coaching manual around the way he plays.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
And here a car with a manual gearbox is just annoying.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Hardly any country is today so far behind in industrial methods as not to time systematically the operations of manual workers.
Peter F. Drucker THE ESSENTIAL DRUCKER (2001)
Both players need extreme manual dexterity.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Gear changes are slick whether you get the five or six-speed manuals or the automatic.
The Sun (2008)
It also alters the aircraft's centre of gravity, making it harder to fly when in manual mode rather than autopilot.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)

In other languages
manual

British English: manual /ˈmænjʊəl/ NOUN
A manual is a book which tells you how to do something or how a piece of machinery works.
...the instruction manual.
  • American English: manual
  • Arabic: دَلِيل
  • Brazilian Portuguese: manual
  • Chinese: 手册
  • Croatian: priručnik
  • Czech: příručka
  • Danish: manual
  • Dutch: handleiding
  • European Spanish: manual
  • Finnish: käyttöohje
  • French: manuel
  • German: Handbuch
  • Greek: εγχειρίδιο
  • Italian: manuale
  • Japanese: マニュアル
  • Korean: 안내서
  • Norwegian: håndbok
  • Polish: instrukcja obsługi
  • European Portuguese: manual
  • Romanian: manual
  • Russian: руководство
  • Latin American Spanish: manual
  • Swedish: manual
  • Thai: หนังสือคู่มือ
  • Turkish: kullanım kılavuzu
  • Ukrainian: посібник
  • Vietnamese: sách hướng dẫn
British English: manual ADJECTIVE
Manual work is work in which you use your hands or your physical strength rather than your mind.
...skilled manual workers.
  • American English: manual
  • Brazilian Portuguese: manual
  • Chinese: 手工的
  • European Spanish: manual
  • French: manuel
  • German: manuell
  • Italian: manuale
  • Japanese: 手作業の
  • Korean: 육체노동의
  • European Portuguese: manual
  • Latin American Spanish: manual

Chinese translation of 'manual'

manual

(ˈmænjuəl)

adj

  1. [work, worker] 手工的 (shǒugōng de)
  2. (= hand-operated) [controls, car, gearbox] 手动(動)的 (shǒudòng de)
  3. (= relating to hands) [dexterity] 手的 (shǒu de)

n (c)

  1. (= handbook) 手册(冊) (shǒucè) (本, běn)
1 (adjective) 
Definition
one of the keyboards on an organ
semi-skilled and unskilled manual work
Synonyms
physical
They will be unable to cope with the demanding physical work.
human
done by hand
2 (adjective) 
Definition
operated or done by human labour rather than automatic or computer-aided means
There is a manual pump to get rid of water.
Synonyms
hand-operated
hand
non-automatic
(noun) 
Definition
a book of instructions or information
the instruction manual
Synonyms
handbook
It would be wise to purchase a handbook on the subject.
guide
Our 10-page guide will help you change your life for the better.
instructions
bible
guidebook
They published a series of guidebooks to American politics.
workbook
enchiridion (rare)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of guide
Definition
a book that explains the basics of a subject or skill
Our 10-page guide will help you change your life for the better.
Synonyms
handbook,
manual,
guidebook,
instructions,
catalogue
in the sense of guidebook
They published a series of guidebooks to American politics.
Synonyms
handbook,
guide,
manual,
instructions,
catalogue,
vade mecum

Synonyms of 'manual'

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