handcuff: Meaning and Definition of

hand•cuff

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.

1. to put handcuffs on.
2. to restrain or thwart (someone) by or as if by handcuffing: The amendments handcuffed the committee and prevented further action.