Definition & Meaning of "handcuff"in English

Handcuff

a pair of rings made of metal with a chain attached to them, used for putting on the wrists of prisoners

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Inanimate

Plural form

handcuffs

Examples

The police officer placed the suspect 's hands in handcuffs after arresting him.

to handcuff

to restrain a person's hands together using a device, commonly done by law enforcement during an arrest

Transitive: to handcuff sb

Grammatical Information

Action verb

Regular

Present tense

handcuff

3rd person singular

handcuffs

Past simple

handcuffed

Past participle

handcuffed

Examples

The police officer decided to handcuff the suspect to prevent any attempts to flee.

Lexical Tree

handcuff

hand

cuff

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