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Definition of Handcuff
1. Verb. Confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs. "They want to handcuff the prisoners "; "The police handcuffed the suspect at the scene of the crime"
2. Noun. Shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs.
Exact synonyms: Cuff, Handlock, Manacle
Generic synonyms: Bond, Hamper, Shackle, Trammel
Derivative terms: Cuff, Manacle
Generic synonyms: Bond, Hamper, Shackle, Trammel
Derivative terms: Cuff, Manacle
Definition of Handcuff
1. n. A fastening, consisting of an iron ring around the wrist, usually connected by a chain with one on the other wrist; a manacle; -- usually in the plural.
2. v. t. To apply handcuffs to; to manacle.
Definition of Handcuff
1. Noun. One ring of a locking fetter for the hand or one pair. ¹
2. Verb. To apply handcuffs to; to manacle. - Hay (1754) ¹
3. Verb. (figuratively) to restrain or restrict. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Handcuff
1. to fetter with restraining cuffs [v -ED, -ING, -S]