handcuff
verb /ˈhændkʌf/
/ˈhændkʌf/
[usually passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they handcuff | /ˈhændkʌf/ /ˈhændkʌf/ |
| he / she / it handcuffs | /ˈhændkʌfs/ /ˈhændkʌfs/ |
| past simple handcuffed | /ˈhændkʌft/ /ˈhændkʌft/ |
| past participle handcuffed | /ˈhændkʌft/ /ˈhændkʌft/ |
| -ing form handcuffing | /ˈhændkʌfɪŋ/ /ˈhændkʌfɪŋ/ |
- to put handcuffs on somebody or to fasten somebody to something/somebody with handcuffs
- be handcuffed (+ adv./prep.) Her hands were handcuffed behind her back.
- be handcuffed to somebody/something He was handcuffed to a policeman.
- handcuff somebody/yourself to somebody/something Protesters handcuffed themselves to the railings.