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handcuff

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of handcuff

usually handcuffs plural something that physically prevents free movement

the man reluctantly held out his wrists so the policeman could snap on handcuffs

Synonyms of handcuff

band, bind, bond, bracelet, chain, cuff(s), fetter, irons, ligature, manacle(s), shackle

Words Related to handcuff

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

handcuff

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of handcuff

1 to confine or restrain with or as if with chains

wanted to take the trip, but was handcuffed by her responsibility to watch her ailing father

Synonyms of handcuff

bind, chain, enchain, enfetter, fetter, gyve, manacle, pinion, shackle, trammel

Words Related to handcuff

bit, hobble, hog-tie, iron, lash, secure, tie, truss

attach, fasten, join, link

confine, constrain, curb, hamper, hinder, impede

limit, restrict

entangle, tangle

Near Antonyms of handcuff

emancipate, free, liberate, loose, release, rescue

undo, unfasten, untangle, untie

detach, disengage

Antonyms of handcuff

unbind, unfetter, unshackle

2 to create difficulty for the work or activity of

the fear that the new mandatory, standardized tests will handcuff the state's teachers, who will have to specifically tailor their lesson plans for the test

Synonyms of handcuff

clog, cramp, embarrass, encumber, fetter, hamper, handicap, hinder, hobble, hog-tie, hold back, hold up, impede, inhibit, interfere (with), manacle, obstruct, shackle, short-circuit, stymie, tie up, trammel

Words Related to handcuff

balk, check, constrain, curb, rein, restrain

bind, chain, halter, leash, tether, tie

arrest, brake, delay, retain, retard

barricade, block, blockade, roadblock

bog (down), mire

choke, smother, stifle, strangle, suffocate

baffle, foil, frustrate, stump, thwart

derail, disrupt, sabotage

muzzle, repress, suppress

confine, hedge (in), hem (in)

Phrases Synonymous with handcuff

cramp one's style, give a hard time

Near Antonyms of handcuff

clear, make way, open, unclog, unplug, unstop

free, liberate, release, untie

encourage, further, promote

Antonyms of handcuff

aid, assist, facilitate, help

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