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    handcuff
    /ˈhan(d)kʌf/

    noun

    • 1. a pair of lockable linked metal rings for securing a prisoner's wrists.

    verb

    • 1. put handcuffs on (someone): "he was led into court handcuffed to a policeman"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › handcuffHandcuff Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of HANDCUFF is a metal fastening that can be locked around a wrist and is usually connected by a chain or bar with another such fastening —usually used in plural. How to use handcuff in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHANDCUFF | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    (Definition of handcuff from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of handcuff. handcuff. I was handcuffed and not allowed to lean either on the wall or on the table. From the. Hansard archive. We shall find ourselves handcuffed and chained under economic and monetary union. From the.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › handcuffHANDCUFF Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Handcuff definition: 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. See examples of HANDCUFF used in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › handcuffHANDCUFF | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    us / ˈhænd.kʌf / uk / ˈhænd.kʌf / ( informal cuff) Add to word list. to put handcuffs on someone: be handcuffed to He arrived in court handcuffed to two police officers. Compare. manacle. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Locking and bolting. bar. batten. bolt. hermetically. latch. lock (something) up. lock someone out.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › handcuffHandcuff - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A handcuff is a metal restraint that closes around a person's wrist. When police arrest a suspect, they often put handcuffs on him. You'll almost always find this word in its plural form, since handcuffs come in pairs, one for each wrist.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › handcuffHANDCUFF definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Handcuffs are two metal rings which are joined together and can be locked round someone's wrists, usually by the police during an arrest. He was led away to jail in handcuffs. 2. verb. If you handcuff someone, you put handcuffs around their wrists. They tried to handcuff him but, despite his injuries, he fought his way free. [VERB noun]

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › handcuffsHANDCUFFS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    HANDCUFFS definition: 1. two metal or plastic rings joined by a short chain that lock around a prisoner's wrists: 2. two…. Learn more.