handcuff
/ˈhan(d)kʌf
/noun (handcuffs)
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....
- It's not until they are carrying me away, not until I can feel the cold metal of the handcuffs biting into my wrists, that it sinks in I just shot Santa Claus.
- I suddenly felt cold metal handcuffs slap on my wrists.
Synonyms
manacles, fetters, shackles, irons, bonds, restraints
informal cuffs, bracelets, darbies
rare gyves, wristlets, snips, stringers
verb [with object]
Put handcuffs on (someone): he was led into court handcuffed to a policeman...
- Inside, a lone police officer is handcuffed to a bed with no other person on board.
- Prisoners are routinely handcuffed to basketball hoops and hung for 30 days or longer.
- She asked him to get out of the cruiser after she arrested him, and she then searched him and handcuffed him.
Synonyms
manacle, fetter, shackle;
restrain, secure, put handcuffs on, put someone in irons, clap someone in irons, put someone in chains
informal cuff
rare enfetter, gyve