Handcuff (Verb)
Meaning
Confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs; "The police handcuffed the suspect at the scene of the crime".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The security guards handcuffed the shoplifter until the police arrived to take him away.
- During the arrest, the officer had to handcuff the suspect due to his aggressive behavior.
- As soon as the prisoner tried to escape, the guard handcuffed him to prevent further trouble.
- The protesters were handcuffed to the gate, refusing to move until their demands were met.
- The police handcuffed the driver after he failed the field sobriety test and refused a breathalyzer.