handcuff in English

noun
1
a pair of lockable linked metal rings for securing a prisoner's wrists.
He waved a pair of handcuffs under his prisoner's nose, forcing him to notice the razor sharp inner edges.
verb
1
put handcuffs on (someone).
he was led into court handcuffed to a policeman
synonyms:manacleshacklefetterrestrainclap/put someone in ironscuff
noun
verb

Use "handcuff" in a sentence

Below are sample sentences containing the word "handcuff" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "handcuff", or refer to the context using the word "handcuff" in the English Dictionary.

1. We tried to handcuff them.

2. You let them handcuff you?

3. • The handcuff Chafed his left wrist

4. The handcuff chafed his left wrist.

5. I done handcuff lightning and put thunder in jail.

6. The police search and handcuff both men.

7. Even to handcuff both hands if necessary.

8. Something, such as a handcuff, that resembles a wrist ornament.

9. The soldiers handcuff the ring leader and cover his head.

10. But now, it became a handcuff and constrained children freedom and activeness conversely.

11. I had to handcuff Monica to the bed when she was pregnant with Carl.

12. He wondered, too, whether the man would be willing to unlock the handcuff that chafed away at his right wrist.

13. They handcuff the men present and then brutally beat them into “little more than a pile of flesh.”

14. The policeman who arrested us was sympathetic and did not handcuff us for the trip to the police station.

15. To realize this potential, policymakers should eliminate arcane regulations that handcuff businesses; accelerate infrastructure projects; make the labor market more flexible; remove market distortions; and expand vocational training for the poor and uneducated.