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handcuff
[hand-kuhf]
noun
a ring-shaped metal device that can be locked around a person's wrist, usually one of a pair connected by a short chain or linked bar; shackle.
The police put handcuffs on the suspect.
verb (used with object)
to put handcuffs on.
to restrain or thwart (someone) by or as if by handcuffing.
The amendments handcuffed the committee and prevented further action.
handcuff
/ ˈæԻˌʌ /
verb
(tr) to put handcuffs on (a person); manacle
noun
(plural) a pair of locking metal rings joined by a short bar or chain for securing prisoners, etc
Other 51Թ Forms
- unhandcuff verb (used with object)
Example Sentences
Shortly after, an agent can be seen with one man in handcuffs calmly standing against the fence, while Ramirez can be heard shouting and being wrestled to the ground.
But Robert - who wears a bullet-proof vest and carries a pair of handcuffs - is careful to point out that he is not a real policeman.
Another handcuffed on the curb outside a Ross clothing store in Bell Gardens.
A day after federal agents forcibly restrained and handcuffed U.S.
As she pulled up closer to the vehicle, she said she saw men handcuffing a man wearing an orange shirt and white shorts.
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