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Meaning of 'handcuff' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Handcuff [ n.]
- A fastening, consisting of an iron ring around the wrist, usually connected by a chain with one on the other wrist; a manacle; -- usually in the plural.
2 . Handcuff [ v. t.]
- To apply handcuffs to; to manacle.

Meaning of 'handcuff' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . handcuff [ v]
Meaning (1):
- confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs
Example in sentence:
  • The police handcuffed the suspect at the scene of the crime

Nearby Words:

han han sa han't hanap hanaper hance hanch hand hand flus hand staves

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