handcuff
To apply handcuffs to someoneTo apply handcuffs to someone.
» Tom said that he'd been handcuffed.
Том сказав, що на нього одягнули наручники.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To apply handcuffs to someone.
fesseln
confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs
(figuratively, transitive)To restrain or restrict.
Dang, I’m handcuffed by these regulations. I’d like to help but it’d be illegal.
Examples
182 sentencesTom said that he'd been handcuffed.
Том сказав, що на нього одягнули наручники.
Put handcuffs on him.
Одягни на нього наручники.
ruНадень на него наручники.
They tried to handcuff Tom.
Вони намагалися одягнути на Тома наручники.
Tom is handcuffed.
Том у наручниках.
ruТом в наручниках.
deTom ist in Handschellen gelegt.
Tom isn't likely to be handcuffed.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From hand + cuff (“end of shirtsleeve”). Possibly an adaptation of Middle English handcopsFrom hand + cuff (“end of shirtsleeve”). Possibly an adaptation of Middle English handcops (“shackles for the hand, handcuffs”), from Old English handcops, from hand + cops, cosp (“fetter, chains”), but due to a lack of continuity (centuries between Old English and the modern term), generally analyzed as a re-invention. Nominal form first appears c. 1591 in the publications of John Florio. Verbal form first appears c. 1649.
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Forms
handcuffs, handcuffing, handcuffed, handcuffed| Base form | handcuff · to handcuff |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | handcuffs |
| Present participle | handcuffing |
| Past simple | handcuffed |
| Past participle | handcuffed |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
4 patterns- put handcuffs on
- to be handcuffed
- put handcuffs
- will be handcuffed