handcuff
IPA: hˈændkʌf
noun
- (rarely singular) One ring of a locking fetter for the hand or one pair.
verb
- To apply handcuffs to
- (figuratively) to restrain or restrict.
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Examples of "handcuff" in Sentences
- Mulder unlocks the handcuffs and escapes.
- Its coat of arms is the hammer and handcuffs.
- I turned off the television and saw him in handcuffs.
- Gonard unintentionally loses the key to the handcuffs.
- The truckers prevail and The Duck handcuffs Wallace to a barstool.
- One man was in handcuffs so tight that his wrists were badly swollen.
- Straightjackets and handcuffs were the tools utilized most in the asylum.
- Then the man tries to hit the officer and she and spider handcuff the men.
- It is believed that in her mouth was the key to unlock the special handcuff.
- Body belts, which secure around the waist with handcuffs attached to restrict movement, must be authorized by the governor.
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