handcuff

¹hand·cuff

noun \-ˌkəf\

Definition of HANDCUFF

: a metal fastening that can be locked around a wrist and is usually connected by a chain or bar with another such fastening —usually used in plural

Examples of HANDCUFF

1. <the man reluctantly held out his wrists so the policeman could snap on handcuffs>

First Known Use of HANDCUFF

1695

Related to HANDCUFF

Synonyms: band, bind, bracelet, chain, cuff(s), fetter, handcuff(s), irons, ligature, manacle(s), shackle

Related Words: captivity, confinement, constraint, curb, enchainment, enslavement, hindrance, immurement, imprisonment, incarceration, restraint, restriction; entanglement, net, trammel, trap; collar, straitjacket (also straightjacket); fastener, hobble, hold, hold-down, holding, tie

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Rhymes with HANDCUFF

breadstuff, cream puff, dyestuff, earmuff, enough, feedstuff, foodstuff, greenstuff, hang tough, hot stuff, kid stuff, Pine Bluff, rebuff, small stuff