handcuff

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈhændˌkʌf/

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Verb

Plain form handcuff

Third-person singular handcuffs

Past tense handcuffed

Past participle handcuffed

Present participle handcuffing

This person has been handcuffed

1. When you handcuff someone, you apply handcuffs on that person.

Noun

Singular handcuff

Plural handcuffs

Handcuffs

1. (countable) A handcuff is one of the two lockable linked metal rings for holding a prisoner’s wrists.