| NOUN | artifact | handcuff, cuff, handlock, manacle | shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist |
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| VERB | contact | handcuff, manacle, cuff | confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs |
| Sounds | hhae'ndkah.f | |
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| Rhymes | aleph ... woodruff: 40 rhymes with ahf... | |
| Meaning | shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs. | |
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| Synonyms | cuff, handlock, manacle | |
| Broader | shackle, bond, hamper, trammel | A restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) |
| Spanish | esposas, manilla | |
| Catalan | manilles | |
| Verbs | handcuff | confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs |
| Meaning | Confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | They want to handcuff the prisoners | |
| Example | "The police handcuffed the suspect at the scene of the crime" | |
| Synonyms | manacle, cuff | |
| Broader | fetter, shackle | Restrain with fetters |
| Spanish | esposar | |
| Catalan | emmanillar | |
| Nouns | handcuff | shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist |
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