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, Jack’s 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.

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