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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A fastening consisting of two metal rings, designed to go around a person's wrists, and connected by a chain or hinge..
It was the sergeant who had spoken to me, and he was now looking round at the company, with his handcuffs invitingly extended towards them in his right hand, and his left on my shoulder.
Security is tight inside and outside the building, guarded by a bewildering collection of soldiers, policemen and gendarmes. Relatives watch as prisoners in handcuffs and leg irons shuffle past.
They complained that their rules of engagement were handcuffs that guaranteed counterproductivity.
Use handcuffs when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Handcuffs means A fastening consisting of two metal rings, designed to go around a person's wrists, and connected by a chain or hinge..
Common synonyms include manacles, shackles, manacle, cuffs.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
It was the sergeant who had spoken to me, and he was now looking round at the company, with his handcuffs invitingly extended towards them in his right hand, and his left on my shoulder.
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