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handcuff
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of HANDCUFF
usually handcuffs pl something that physically prevents free movement <the man reluctantly held out his wrists so the policeman could snap on handcuffs>
Synonyms band, bind, bracelet, chain, cuff(s), fetter, handcuff(s), irons, ligature, manacle(s), shackle
Related Words captivity, confinement, constraint, curb, enchainment, enslavement, hindrance, immurement, imprisonment, incarceration, restraint, restriction; entanglement, net, trammel, trap; collar, straitjacket (also straightjacket); fastener, hobble, hold, hold-down, holding, tie
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