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handcuff

[ hand-kuhf ]

noun

  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.



verb (used with object)

  1. to put handcuffs on.
  2. to restrain or thwart (someone) by or as if by handcuffing:

    The amendments handcuffed the committee and prevented further action.

handcuff

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verb

  1. tr to put handcuffs on (a person); manacle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. plural a pair of locking metal rings joined by a short bar or chain for securing prisoners, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of handcuff1

First recorded in 1635–45; hand + cuff 1
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Example Sentences

He handcuffed himself to a federal building to bring attention to the plight of immigrants in detention, the first of about a dozen times he would be arrested for civil disobedience, Jimenez said.

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Video shows masked, plain-clothes officers handcuffing and leading her to an unmarked car.

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The statement said detainees remained handcuffed “in accordance with operational protocol,†but it did not address Ballal’s claims about detainment.

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He repeated claims that Israeli soldiers left Ballal “blindfolded and handcuffed†for the entirety of his time in custody.

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"We got him into handcuffs. He just kept on saying 'It's not murder, it's not murder.'"

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