Simple Definition of manual
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: doing or involving hard physical work
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: of or relating to using the hands
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: operated or controlled with the hands or by a person : operated only with the hands and without electric power
Full Definition of manual
1 a : of, relating to, or involving the hands <manual dexterity> b : worked or done by hand and not by machine <a manual transmission> <manual computation> <manual indexing>
2 : requiring or using physical skill and energy <manual labor> <manual workers>
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adverbExamples of manual in a sentence
She spent the summer doing manual labor on her uncle's farm.
He has a collection of old-fashioned manual typewriters.
Origin and Etymology of manual
Middle English manuel, from Anglo-French, from Latin manualis, from manus hand; akin to Old English mund hand and perhaps to Greek marē hand
First Known Use: 15th century
manual
Simple Definition of manual
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: a small book that gives useful information about something
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: a vehicle that has a system for changing gears that has to be operated by the driver : a car with a manual transmission
Full Definition of manual
1 : a book that is conveniently handled; especially : handbook <an instruction manual>
2 : the prescribed movements in the handling of a weapon or other military item during a drill or ceremony <the manual of arms>
3 a : a keyboard for the hands; specifically : one of the several keyboards of an organ or harpsichord that controls a separate division of the instrument b : a device or apparatus intended for manual operation
Examples of manual in a sentence
Here's the owner's manual of your new car.
The computer program comes with a user's manual.
We lost the instruction manual and couldn't put our bikes together.
Please refer to the training manual if you have any questions about your job.
Is your car a manual or an automatic?
15th Century
First Known Use of manual
15th century
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Definition of manual for Students
1 : of or relating to hard physical work <manual labor>
2 : operated by the hands <a manual gearshift>
3 : of or with the hands <manual skill>
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adverbMedical Dictionary
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playMedical Definition of manual
1a: of, relating to, or involving the hands <manual dexterity>b: done or performed by hand and not by machine <manual removal of nits and lice—Jerome Potts>
2: using signs and the manual alphabet in teaching the deaf—compare oral 2
Law Dictionary
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playLegal Definition of manual
: involving or as if involving use of the hands; specifically : of, relating to, or being a gift of a corporeal movable object that is actually delivered <a manual donation>
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