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Noun: handcuff  'hand,kúf
  1. Shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs
    - cuff, handlock, manacle
Verb: handcuff  'hand,kúf
  1. Confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs
    "The police handcuffed the suspect at the scene of the crime";
    - manacle, cuff

Derived forms: handcuffs, handcuffing, handcuffed

Type of: bond, enfetter, fetter, hamper, shackle, trammel

Encyclopedia: Handcuff