manual

adj

Etymology: From Middle English manuel, from Anglo-Norman manuel, Old French manual, from Latin manuālis, from manus (“hand”).

1. Performed with the hands.

   “She gave a wild manual brush to her locks.”

2. Operated by means of the hands.
3. Performed by a human rather than a machine.

   “The teacher urged the students to do a manual check, because some errors aren't picked up by the spell checker.”

name

1. A male given name from Spanish: a rare spelling variant of Manuel, sometimes considered erroneous.

noun

Etymology: From Middle English manuel, from Anglo-Norman manuel, Old French manual, from Latin manuālis, from manus (“hand”).

1. A device that is operated using the hands, or by a human rather than a machine.

   “Tom's transmission shop can fix both manuals and automatics.”

2. A device that is operated using the hands, or by a human rather than a machine.

   “I'm not used to automatics; I've always driven manuals.”

3. A device that is operated using the hands, or by a human rather than a machine.
4. A device that is operated using the hands, or by a human rather than a machine.
5. A procedure or operation that is done using the hands, or by a human rather than machine.

   “do a manual”

   “give someone a quick manual”

6. A procedure or operation that is done using the hands, or by a human rather than machine.
7. A procedure or operation that is done using the hands, or by a human rather than machine.

   “In short tutorials, the player learns the basics of skating: reverts, manuals and the ollie – that is, sliding round when coming out of a trick, lifting two wheels off the ground and jumping with the board.”

8. Manual control or operation.

   “Put the controls to manual.”

   “Leave the system on manual.”