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 actual authority to handcuff is cited within the opinion.
- The truckers prevail and The Duck handcuffs Wallace to a barstool.
- One man was in handcuffs so tight that his wrists were badly swollen.
- For many with talent the only remaining golden handcuff is health care.
- 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.
- Right now the only thing that makes police reluctant to handcuff is Miranda concerns.
- All a Filipina wants when looking because a handcuff is a deep-rooted undying relationship.
- Body belts, which secure around the waist with handcuffs attached to restrict movement, must be authorized by the governor.
- Having no thespian-like skills, Jacks only act is to perform the tricks of Houdini, namely the handcuff and straightjacket escapes.
- You could even "cuff-block" (take someone else's handcuff, which is awesome because it pisses them off and gives you trade bait in one fell swoop).
- And yet you, Mr. President, more than a half-century later, authorized subjecting prisoners to this technique for up to 72 hours, or 40 hours if combined with standing in handcuff restraints.