Handcuff Definition

hăndkŭf
handcuffed, handcuffs
noun
Either of a pair of connected metal rings that can be locked about the wrists, as in restraining a prisoner.
Webster's New World
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verb
handcuffed, handcuffs
To put handcuffs on; manacle.
Webster's New World
To check or hinder the activities of.
Webster's New World
To restrain or render ineffective.
American Heritage

(figuratively) To restrain or restrict.

Dang, I’m handcuffed by these regulations. I’d like to help but it’d be illegal.
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Other Word Forms of Handcuff

Noun

Singular:
handcuff
Plural:
handcuffs

Origin of Handcuff

  • Possibly influenced by Old English handcops, from hand + cops (“fetter, chains”), but due to lack of continuity (centuries between Old English and modern term), generally analyzed as a re-invention.

    From Wiktionary

  • 1775, from hand +‎ cuff (“end of shirtsleeve”).

    From Wiktionary

Handcuff Sentence Examples

  • Dean could hear him jump up and he felt the left handcuff being unfastened and a key being pressed into his hand.

  • He was behind Dean and before Dean could realize what was happening, Winston grabbed his right arm and with a quick metallic click Dean was securely fastened to the brass bedpost by a steel handcuff.

  • This "handcuff" move, if not released before the match timer reached zero, would effectively freeze the game, forcing players to physically reset the machine.

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