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handcuff Definition

hand·cuff (handkuf′)

noun

either of a pair of connected metal rings that can be locked about the wrists, as in restraining a prisoner or fastening him to a policeman: usually used in pl.

transitive verb

  1. to put handcuffs on; manacle
  2. to check or hinder the activities of

handcuff Usage Examples

Object

  • hand: The old man's prone form was found in the old Serb police station, his hands handcuffed behind his back.
  • deal: They have reportedly approached Peter Kay about a golden handcuffs deal.
  • key: Andrew starts on his mission to bid the contents of the TNI ' welcome pack ' and bids the set of generic handcuff keys.
  • man: Another shows a handcuffed, homeless man being blasted with pepper spray in the face.
  • baton: CSOs may use reasonable force in order to detain a person, but they are not supplied with handcuffs, batons or CS spray.
  • time: The policies a handcuffs quot package times you can in july is.

Subject

paperwork: The problem is that the police are handcuffed by paperwork.

Adjective complement

  • key: The first thing we have to do is to buy a handcuff key.
  • him.: She grabs the guy and pushes him to the ground and handcuffs him. ) SCULLY: FBI!

Modifying Another Word

  • in: Having also been led out of America in handcuffs - twice - she knows what it's like to live a hard knock life.
  • together: The men in the photograph have been handcuffed together.
  • not: They want to be out on patrol, not handcuffed to their desks.
  • again: I think you had better put the handcuffs away again.
  • then: Nick was then handcuffed by Drusifer, which eliminated Nick from the matchup.
  • still: Episode 6 ( 7 OCT 89 ) " The Fence " Rene, Mimi and the two British airmen are still handcuffed together.

Used with why or when

  • that: The cuffs pictured above are serviceable and secure: basic handcuffs that can be found in army surplus shops.
  • which: After the defendant had broken the handcuffs which had been put on him the constables used their truncheons.

Preposition: in

court: The rights of the suspects need to be balanced against public safety, and legitimate reasons put forward for handcuffing in court.

Preposition: with

ty: People were handcuffed with plastic cable ties and placed in single sex cells.

Preposition: by

paperwork: The problem is that the police are handcuffed by paperwork.

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