manual

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈmænjuəl/, SAMPA: /"m{nju@l/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

• Audio (UK)

  (file)

Adjective

Positive manual

Comparative more manual

Superlative most manual

1. If something is manual, it is done with the hands or through physical work.

   Unskilled manual workers are the most likely to lose their job when the economy changes.

   One quarter of the accidents at work arise from manual lifting, handling and carrying.

2. Manual dexterity, detergents, etc. are for or related to hands.

   Video games increase your manual dexterity and hand to eye co-ordination.

Antonyms

• automatic
• blue collar

Related words

• manually

Noun

Singular manual

Plural manuals

1. (countable) A manual is a book of instructions.

   I need to fix this machine, but I can't find the manual.