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handcuffs

/ˈhænd.kʌfs/

Translations

handcuffnoun

handcuffs

/ˈhænd.kʌf/

The police officer placed the handcuffs on the suspect's wrists.

L'agent de police a passé les menottes aux poignets du suspect.

Synonyms

handcuffverb

handcuffs

handcuffed

Past Simple

handcuffed

Past Participle

handcuffing

Gerund

/ˈhænd.kʌf/

The police officer handcuffed the suspect before escorting him to the patrol car.

L'agent de police a menotté le suspect avant de le conduire à la voiture de patrouille.

Additional translations

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Synonyms

handcuffnoun

A pair of lockable linked metal rings for securing a prisoner's wrists.

The police officer placed the handcuffs on the suspect's wrists.

handcuffverb

To restrain someone by fastening their wrists together with handcuffs.

The police officer handcuffed the suspect before escorting him to the patrol car.

(figurative) To hinder or restrict the progress, action, or freedom of; to impede or constrain.

Strict regulations have handcuffed small businesses trying to innovate.