handcuffverb [ T often passive ]
uk/ˈhænd.kʌf/us/ˈhænd.kʌf/informal cuffto put handcuffs on someone:
He arrived in court handcuffed to two police officers.
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Locking and bolting
- bar
- batten
- bolt
- latch
- lock
- lock (sth) up
- lock sb in
- lock sb out
- lock sth away
- lockable
- love lock
- manacle
- padlock
- shut
- shut sth away
- under lock and key idiom
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