handcuff
pronunciation
How to pronounce handcuff in British English:
UK [ˈhændkʌf]
How to pronounce handcuff in American English:
US [ˈhændˌkʌf]
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- Noun:
- shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs
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- Verb:
- confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs
Word Origin
- handcuff (n.)
- 1640s as a decorative addition to a sleeve; 1690s as a type of restraining device, from hand (n.) + cuff (n.). Old English had hondcops "a pair of hand cuffs," but the modern word is a re-invention. The verb is first attested 1720. Related: Handcuffed; handcuffing.
Example
- 1. Must toward your skill on the handcuffs the handcuff .
- 2. I had to handcuff him to a radiator . Why ?
- 3. I would handcuff them even in jail !
- 4. Suppose you handcuff meto the bed ?
- 5. He learned a little bit of jujitsu , practiced shooting guns at night , got pretty adept with a baton , and figured out how to handcuff people with a flick of the wrist .