| Handcuff 1. (n.) A fastening, consisting of an iron ring around the wrist, usually connected by a chain with one on the other wrist; a manacle; -- usually in the plural. 2. (v. t.) To apply handcuffs to; to manacle. Thesaurus Entries Oregon boat, anchor, bilbo, bind, bond, bonds, bridle, camisole, chain, chains, collar, cuffs, deflate, disarm, enchain, entrammel, fasten, fetter, gag, gyve, gyves, halter, hamper, hamstring, handcuffs, hobble, hobbles, hog-tie, hopple, hopples, irons, knock out, lash, leading strings, leash, make fast, manacle, moor, muzzle, paralyze, peg down, picket, pillory, pin down, pinion, prostrate, put in irons, reins, restrain, restraint, restraints, rope, secure, shackle, silence, stocks, straightjacket, strait-waistcoat, straitjacket, strangle, stranglehold, strap, tether, throttle, tie, tie down, tie up, trammel, trammels, truss up, yoke |