handcuffs
noun [plural] /ˈhænd.kʌfs/ (informal cuffs)Definition
› two metal or plastic rings joined by a short chain that lock around a prisoner's wrists: a pair of handcuffs She was taken to the police station in handcuffs.Arresting and charging
(Definition of handcuffs noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- apprehend verb (CATCH)
- apprehension noun (CATCHING)
- arrest noun
- arrest verb (CATCH)
- assist verb
- attachment noun (TAKING GOODS)
- bust noun (ARREST)
- charge noun (FORMAL ACCUSATION)
- charge verb (ACCUSE FORMALLY)
- cuff verb (PUT IN HANDCUFFS)
- handcuff verb
- house arrest noun
- lag verb (PRISON)
- nab verb
- nail verb (CATCH)
- run sb in phrasal verb
- take sb in phrasal verb (POLICE)
- the knock at/on the door idiom
- tighten the net idiom
- warrant noun (DOCUMENT)
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