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Handcuff
01
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
Composition
Compound
Countable
singular
not gender specific
Plural form
handcuffs
Examples
The police officer placed the suspect's hands in handcuffs after arresting him.
to handcuff
01
to restrain a person's hands together using a device, commonly done by law enforcement during an arrest
Transitive: to handcuff sb
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
handcuff
3rd person singular
handcuffs
Present participle
handcuffing
Past simple
handcuffed
Past participle
handcuffed
Examples
The police officer decided to handcuff the suspect to prevent any attempts to flee.
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