Definitions of handcuff [ˈhændˌkʌf]

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Definition of 'handcuff'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) handcuff
a metal ring that can be locked around a prisoner's wrist, usu. one of a pair connected by a chain or bar; shackle.

2. (v.t.) handcuff
to put handcuffs on.

3. handcuff
to restrain or thwart (someone).

Etymology: (1635–45)

Definition of 'handcuff'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) handcuff, cuff, handlock, manacle
shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs

2. (verb) manacle, cuff, handcuff
confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs
"The police handcuffed the suspect at the scene of the crime"

Definition of 'handcuff'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) handcuff
a fastening, consisting of an iron ring around the wrist, usually connected by a chain with one on the other wrist; a manacle; -- usually in the plural

2. (verb) handcuff
to apply handcuffs to; to manacle

Translation of 'handcuff'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to put handcuffs on (a person) The police handcuffed the criminal.
Afrikaans: boei	Arabic: يُقَيِّد، يَضَع القُيود	Bulgarian: слагам белезници
Brazilian: algemar	Czech: spoutat	German: Handschellen anlegen
Danish: give håndjern på	Greek: βάζω χειροπέδες	Spanish: esposar, poner las esposa
Estonian: käeraudu panema	Farsi: دست بند زدن	Finnish: panna käsirautoihin
French: passer les menottesà	Hebrew: לִכבּוֹל בַאֲזִיקִים	Hindi: हथकड़ी
Croatian: staviti lisicine na ruke	Hungarian: megbilincsel	Indonesian: memborgol
Icelandic: handjárna	Italian: ammanettare	Japanese: 手錠をかける
Korean: 수갑을 채우다	Lithuanian: uždėti (kam) antrankius	Latvian: uzlikt roku dzelžus
Malay: menggari	Dutch: handboei	Norwegian: sette håndjern på
Polish: zakuć w kajdanki	Persian: دست بند زدن	Pashto: ولچك كول ، ولچك وراچول
Portuguese: algemar	Romanian: a pune cătuşe	Russian: надевать наручники
Slovak: spútať	Slovenian: nadeti komu lisice	Serbian: staviti lisice
Swedish: sätta handbojor på	Thai: ใส่กุญแจมือ	Turkish: kelepçe takmak
Taiwanese: 上手銬	Ukrainian: надіти наручники	Urdu: ہتھکڑی پہنانا
Vietnamese: khoá bằng còng số tám	Chinese: 给...上手铐
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