handcuffsnoun [ plural ]
uk/ˈhænd.kʌfs/us/ˈhænd.kʌfs/informal cuffstwo metal or plastic rings joined by a short chain that lock around a prisoner's wrists:
a pair of handcuffs
She was taken to the police station in handcuffs.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Arresting & charging
- apprehend
- apprehension
- arrest
- assist
- attachment
- charge
- charge sheet
- hold
- house arrest
- knock
- lag
- Miranda
- nab
- pull sb in
- run
- run sb in
- take sb in
- the knock at/on the door idiom
- tighten
- tighten the net idiom
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