handcuff

[US]/ˈhændkʌf/
[UK]/ˈhændkʌf/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. restraints for the hands, shackles
vt. to put restraints on someone's hands, to restrict someone's movements

Phrases & Collocations

put handcuffs on

remove handcuffs

police use handcuffs

Example Sentences

the handcuffs bit into his wrists.

He was taken away in handcuffs.

A policeman put handcuffs on the suspect.

handcuffed by rigid regulations;

he was led into court handcuffed to a policeman.

A policeman snapped handcuffs around his wrists.

The police clapped the handcuffs on the man before he could escape.

he had handcuffs on his wrists but his feet were unshackled.

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