'Handcuff' definitions:

Definition of 'handcuff'

noun

Shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs [syn: handcuff, cuff, handlock, manacle]

verb

Confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs; "The police handcuffed the suspect at the scene of the crime" [syn: manacle, cuff, handcuff]

Definition of 'Handcuff'

From: GCIDE

Handcuff \Hand"cuff`\ (-k[u^]f`), n. [AS. handcops; hand hand + cosp, cops, fetter. The second part was confused with E. cuffs,] A fastening, consisting of an iron ring around the wrist, usually connected by a chain with one on the other wrist; a manacle; -- usually in the plural. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Handcuff'

From: GCIDE

Handcuff \Hand"cuff`\ (h[a^]nd"k[u^]f`), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Handcuffed (-k[u^]ft`); p. pr. & vb. n. Handcuffing.] To apply handcuffs to; to manacle. --Hay (1754). [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'handcuff'

From: Moby Thesaurus

anchor,
bilbo,
bind,
bond,
bonds,
bridle,
camisole,
chain,
chains,
collar,
cuffs,
deflate,
disarm,
enchain,
entrammel,
fasten,
fetter,
gag,
gyve,
gyves,
halter,
hamper,
hamstring,
handcuffs,
hobble,
hobbles,
hog-tie,
hopple,
hopples,
irons,
knock out,
lash,
leading strings,
leash,
make fast,
manacle,
moor,
muzzle,
Oregon boat,
paralyze,
peg down,
picket,
pillory,
pin down,
pinion,
prostrate,
put in irons,
reins,
restrain,
restraint,
restraints,
rope,
secure,
shackle,
silence,
stocks,
straightjacket,
strait-waistcoat,
straitjacket,
strangle,
stranglehold,
strap,
tether,
throttle,
tie,
tie down,
tie up,
trammel,
trammels,
truss up,
yoke