handcuff
11handcuff — I. noun Date: 1695 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 II. transitive verb Date: 1691 1. to apply handcuffs to ; manacle 2. to hold in… …
12handcuff — /hand kuf /, n. 1. 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: The police put handcuffs on the suspect. v.t. 2. to put handcuffs on. 3. to… …
13handcuff — 1. noun One ring of a locking fetter for the hand or one pair. Syn: manacle 2. verb a) To apply handcuffs to; to manacle. Hay (1754) Dang, I’m handc …
14handcuff — Synonyms and related words: Oregon boat, anchor, bilbo, bind, bond, bonds, bridle, camisole, chain, chains, collar, cuffs, deflate, disarm, enchain, entrammel, fasten, fetter, gag, gyve, gyves, halter, hamper, hamstring, handcuffs, hobble,… …
15handcuff — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. manacle[s], bracelet[s]. v. shackle, fetter. See restraint. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I noun Something that physically confines the legs or arms. Often used in plural: bond, chain (used in plural),… …
16handcuff — hand|cuff [ˈhændkʌf] v [T] to put handcuffs on someone …
17handcuff — hand|cuff [ hænd,kʌf ] verb transitive to put handcuffs on someone …
18handcuff — hand·cuff || hændkÊŒf n. ring shaped shackle placed on the wrist to bind or restrain, manacle v. restrain with handcuffs (ring shaped shackles for the wrists) …
19handcuff — noun (handcuffs) a pair of lockable linked metal rings for securing a prisoner s wrists. verb put handcuffs on …
20handcuff — I. n. Manacle, hand fetter. II. v. a. Manacle …
