handcuffing
handcuffing is the present participle and gerund of handcuff.
Meaning of handcuff
Verb
handcuff (third-person singular simple present handcuffs, present participle handcuffing, simple past and past participle handcuffed)
- To apply handcuffs to someone.
- The sheriff had brought along all the handcuffs necessary, and in a few seconds he had handcuffed Koswell. He threw a pair of the steel bracelets to Dick and another pair to Tom, and the Rovers had the satisfaction of handcuffing Josiah Crabtree and Tad Sobber. Then the sheriff made prisoners of...1912, Arthur M. Winfield, The Rover Boys in the Air
- Synonyms:
- manacle
- to restrain or restrict.
- Dang, I’m handcuffed by these regulations. I’d like to help but it’d be illegal.
Noun
handcuffing (plural handcuffings)
- The act by which somebody is handcuffed.
Forms of handcuffing
| plural | handcuffings |
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Questions about handcuffing
- What does handcuffing mean?
- Handcuffing means the act by which somebody is handcuffed.
- What is handcuffing the present participle and gerund of?
- Handcuffing is the present participle and gerund of handcuff.
- What part of speech is handcuffing?
- Handcuffing is a noun.
- What is the plural of handcuffing?
- The plural of handcuffing is handcuffings.
Words near handcuffing in the dictionary
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