26984 words

manuals

14 definitions • 24 examples
1
done with the hands:

Examples:

She tried to cure the pain in my knee by putting manual pressure on the joint.
2
A manual machine is operated with the hands rather than by electricity or a motor:

Examples:

He still works on an old manual typewriter.
3
involving physical work rather than mental work:

Examples:

unskilled manual labour
750 manual workers will lose their jobs as a result of company cutbacks.
Computer-controlled robots are taking over manual jobs in many industries.
4
used to describe a vehicle in which the driver has to change the gears, or a feature of such a vehicle:

Examples:

He was driving a manual car when he only had a licence for an automatic.
She has a Jeep with a 5-speed manual transmission.
Only 10 percent of the vehicles sold in Canada had a manual gearbox.
5
a book that gives you practical instructions on how to do something or how to use something, such as a machine:

Examples:

a DIY manual
The computer comes with a 600-page instruction manual.
6
a vehicle in which the driver has to change the gears:

Examples:

Can you drive a manual?
7
a keyboard, especially on an organ, designed to be played with the hands rather than the feet
8
done or operated with the hands:

Examples:

The mail can be sorted faster by machine then by manual sorting.
He has callouses on his hands from years of manual labor.
9
If a machine is manual, it does not use electricity to operate:

Examples:

We all used manual typewriters in those days.
10
a book that gives you practical instructions on how to do something or how to use something:

Examples:

11
done or operated with the hands, and not using electricity, an electronic system, etc.:

Examples:

The printer has a single-sheet manual feed in front.
12
relating to physical work rather than mental work:

Examples:

manual job/labour/work, etc. He had no qualifications and ended up doing various types of manual work.
It is men who have been hardest hit by the loss of permanent skilled and semi-skilled manual jobs.
The largely female workforce continues, in the main, to be treated as part-time, unskilled manual labour.
13
a book that gives you practical instructions on how to do something or how to use something such as a machine:

Examples:

Read through the instruction manual before you start.
We provide a training manual for all new staff.
14
not being operated automatically:

Examples:

The heating system had been left on manual.

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