handcuff

  • 121manacle — I. n. Shackle (for the hands), handcuff, hand fetter. II. v. a. 1. Handcuff, shackle. 2. Shackle, fetter, tie, restrain, confine, bind …

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  • 122cuff — I n 1. handcuff, manacle, hand fetter, fetter, shackle, chain, bond, trammel, gyve, bilboe, Sl. bracelet. 2. off the cuff Slang. a. extemporaneously, impromptu, ad lib, offhand, on the spur of the moment.b. informally, unofficially, off the… …

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  • 123shackle — n 1. fetter, chain, manacle, handcuff, cuff, gyve, bilboes, trammel; hobble, hamper, restraint. 2. shackles a. fetters, chains, irons, bonds, pinions, gyves, trammels; manacles, handcuffs, cuffs, Sl. bracelets, Brit. Sl. darbies.b. impediment,… …

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  • 124trammel — n Usu. trammels 1. restraint, constraint, check, curb, barrier, block, obstacle, bar; hindrance, impediment, deterrent, holdback, stumbling block; hitch, snag, knot, drawback, Inf. fly in the ointment. 2. fetters, manacles, bonds, shackles,… …

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  • 125cuff — I [[t]kʌf[/t]] n. 1) clo a fold or band serving as a trim or finish, esp. at the bottom of a sleeve 2) clo the turned up fold at the bottom of a trouser leg 3) clo the part of a glove that extends over the wrist 4) a handcuff 5) anat. a band of… …

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  • 126χειροπέδας — χειροπέδᾱς , χειροπέδη handcuff fem acc pl χειροπέδᾱς , χειροπέδη handcuff fem gen sg (doric aeolic) …

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  • 127shackle — [n] restraint bracelet, chain, cuff, electronic ankle bracelet, fetter, handcuff, irons, leg iron, manacle, rope, trammel; concepts 130,191,500 shackle [v] restrain bind, chain, confine, cuff, fetter, handcuff, hog tie*, hold, hold captive,… …

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  • 128manacle — n. & v. n. (usu. in pl.) 1 a fetter or shackle for the hand; a handcuff. 2 a restraint. v.tr. fetter with manacles. Etymology: ME f. OF manicle handcuff f. L manicula dimin. of manus hand …

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