[hand-kuhf] 
| 1. | a ring-shaped metal device that can be locked around a person's wrist, usually one of a pair connected by a short chain or linked bar; shackle: The police put handcuffs on the suspect. |
| 2. | to put handcuffs on. |
| 3. | to restrain or thwart (someone) by or as if by handcuffing: The amendments handcuffed the committee and prevented further action. |
| hand·cuff (hānd'kŭf') n. A restraining device consisting of a pair of strong, connected hoops that can be tightened and locked about the wrists and used on one or both arms of a prisoner in custody; a manacle. Often used in the plural. tr.v. hand·cuffed, hand·cuff·ing, hand·cuffs
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