💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Handcuffing"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| manacleverb | (ambitransitive) To confine with manacles. |
| handlockverb | To restrain with, or as with, a handlock. |
| cuffverb | (transitive) To handcuff. |
| cuffsnoun | shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs |
| wifeverb | (colloquial, originally African-American Vernacular) To marry (a woman). |
| cuffingnoun | The act or process of placing handcuffs on a person. |
| clampingnoun | The act by which something is clamped. |
| clutchingverb | The act of one who clutches. |
| cagingnoun | The act of placing or trapping something in a cage. |
| claspingverb | The act by which something is clasped. |
| crimpingnoun | The act by which something is crimped. |
| seizingverb | The act of grabbing or taking possession. |
| bondagenoun | The state of being enslaved or the practice of slavery. |
| handfastnoun | (obsolete) A contract, agreement, covenant; specifically betrothal, espousal. |
| clinchnoun | (wrestling, combat sports) The act of one or both fighters holding onto the other to prevent being hit or engage in standup grappling. |
| crowdingnoun | The act by which somebody is crowded. |
| fetteringnoun | The act by which something is fettered or constricted. |
| corneringnoun | The act by which somebody is cornered. |
| incarcerationnoun | (chiefly US) The act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment. |
| hitchingverb | The act by which something is hitched. |
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