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
- 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
- baffle
- balk
- band
- bar
- bind
- binding
- block
- chain
- check
- clog
- connection
- cord
- cramp
- cramp one's style
- cumber
- curb
- drag one's feet
- embarrass
- encumber
- entangle
- fastening
- fetter
- foil
- frustrate
- get in the way
- gunk
- hamstring
- handicap
- hang up
- hinder
- hobble
- hog-tie
- hold up
- hookup
- inc
- iron
- irons
- ligature
- link
- linkage
- manacle
- network
- nexus
- restraint
- rope
- shackle
- stickum
- tie
- tie-in
- wire
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