Handcuff - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈhændkʌf|
Brit.
|ˈhæn(d)kʌf|
noun
- shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs (syn: cuff, manacle)
verb
- confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs (syn: cuff, manacle)
The police handcuffed the suspect at the scene of the crime
Extra examples
...the man reluctantly held out his wrists so the policeman could snap on handcuffs...
...wanted to take the trip, but was handcuffed by her responsibility to watch her ailing father...
The police handcuffed the suspect at the scene of the crime
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: handcuff
he/she/it: handcuffs
present participle: handcuffing
past tense: handcuffed
past participle: handcuffed
I/you/we/they: handcuff
he/she/it: handcuffs
present participle: handcuffing
past tense: handcuffed
past participle: handcuffed
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