Definition
to handcuff (somebody): to shackle, to restrain, to secure (somebody); to put (somebody) in handcuffs
The police handcuffed me before I was arrested.
a pair of handcuffs: a pair of linked metal rings that are secured on the hands, used for securing prisoners
- "Moira : Trotter was handcuffed and brought to the station and his broomstick was impounded."
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