manual

Plural: manuals

Noun

• A small handbook giving instructions or information.
• a small handbook
• (military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle
• Synonym of handbook.
• A booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine or product.
• A drill in the use of weapons, etc.
• An old office-book like the modern Roman Catholic ritual.
• A keyboard on an organ.
• 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.
• A device that is operated using the hands, or by a human rather than a machine.
• A vehicle with a manual transmission.
• 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.
• 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).
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Manual control or operation.

Adjective

• of or relating to the hands
  • "manual dexterity"
• requiring human effort
  • "a manual transmission"

Adjective Satellite

• doing or requiring physical work
  • "manual labor"
  • "manual laborer"

Adj

• Performed with the hands.
• Operated by means of the hands.
• Performed by a human rather than a machine.

Examples

• do a manual
• give someone a quick manual
• He consulted the official Scrabble MANUAL, confirming ’QI’ was indeed a valid word.
• I'm not used to automatics; I've always driven manuals.
• Leave the system on manual.
• Put the controls to manual.
• The dishwasher isn't working; can you remember where we put the manual?
• The teacher urged the students to do a manual check, because some errors aren't picked up by the spell checker.
• Tom's transmission shop can fix both manuals and automatics.

Synonyms

manual of arms, handbook, handly, standard, standard transmission, stick, stick shift

Antonyms

automatic

Related Words

amanuensis, automatic, manufacture, manumatic, manumit, manus, manuscript, semi-automatic

Anagrams of manual