manual
/ˈmæn.j(u)əl/ noun C2- A manual transmission; a gearbox, especially of a motorized vehicle, shifted by the operator. · Tom's transmission shop can fix both manuals and automatics.
- A vehicle with a manual transmission. · I'm not used to automatics; I've always driven manuals.
- A keyboard for the hands on a harpsichord, organ, or other musical instrument.
- A manual typewriter (as contrasted with an electronic one).
- Manual measurement of the blood pressure, done with a manual sphygmomanometer. · do a manual· give someone a quick manual
- A bicycle technique whereby the front wheel is held aloft by the rider, without the use of pedal force.
- 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. · Put the controls to manual.· Leave the system on manual.
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“Beyond the obvious facts that he has at some time done manual labour, that he takes snuff, that he is a Freemason, that he has been in China, and that he has done a considerable amount of writing lately, I can deduce nothing else.”
“How did you know, for example, that I did manual labour.
Thus began a grueling decade of severe poverty, exhausting manual labor, and endless financial struggle for the young couple.
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