Antonyms for handcuff


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : hand-kuhf
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhændˌkʌf


Definition of handcuff

Origin :
  • 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.
  • noun bond
  • verb hamper
Example sentences :
  • I do not object in the least to the handcuffs; and, if you are dying to handcuff somebody, handcuff me.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • Clarkson, stop playing with that tape and handcuff the prisoner.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, July 22, 1914 » by Various
  • This bar was two feet in length, and at each end of it was a handcuff.
  • Extract from : « The Life and Adventures of Baron Trenck » by Baron Trenck
  • We might handcuff them all without the slightest difficulty.
  • Extract from : « Will Weatherhelm » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • The men shook hands and Clark looked curiously at Don's handcuff.
  • Extract from : « And Then the Town Took Off » by Richard Wilson
  • This time there was no doubt it came from the brief case chained to his handcuff.
  • Extract from : « And Then the Town Took Off » by Richard Wilson
  • So the jailor, showing no favoritism, had seen fit to handcuff young Jim.
  • Extract from : « Back Home » by Irvin S. Cobb
  • He said his orders from the Judge were to handcuff and chain us together.
  • Extract from : « The Autobiography of Parley Parker Pratt » by Parley Parker Pratt
  • He said his orders were from the Judge to handcuff us and chain us together.
  • Extract from : « History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Volume 3 » by Joseph Smith
  • I have been obliged now and then to handcuff a friend who was so modest as to wish to withdraw.
  • Extract from : « Lords of the World » by Alfred John Church

Synonyms for handcuff

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