handcuff

handcuff

noun

Definition of HANDCUFF

usually handcuffs plsomething that physically prevents free movement <the man reluctantly held out his wrists so the policeman could snap on handcuffs>

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