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What is another word for
handcuffs
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Noun
Something that physically restrains freedom of movement
Verb
To impede the work or progress of
To restrain with chains or manacles
To arrest or apprehend someone
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Noun
▲
Something that physically restrains freedom of movement
irons
manacles
cuffs
shackles
chains
fetters
bonds
restraints
gyves
bracelets
darbies
braces
clamps
ligature
shackle
chain
fetter
bond
bind
bracelet
band
restraint
binds
leg irons
bands
iron
handcuff
manacle
bilboes
trammels
rope
cords
ties
ropes
yokes
wire
bindings
yoke
cuff
tethers
fastenings
tie
pinions
gyve
leg-iron
coupling
tether
binding
fastening
balls and chains
cord
trammel
electronic ankle bracelet
ball and chain
pinion
reins
leashes
lead
straps
halters
lines
couplings
lyams
string
bridles
hobbles
harness
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“The protestors refused to back down, even as they were met with the metaphorical
handcuffs
of government regulation.”
Verb
▲
To impede the work or progress of
hinders
hampers
impedes
obstructs
inhibits
encumbers
trammels
cramps
handicaps
shackles
fetters
stymies
checks
hobbles
curbs
blocks
clogs
manacles
hamstrings
embarrasses
frustrates
foils
bars
cumbers
baulks
UK
balks
US
baffles
entangles
interferes with
holds back
hog-ties
holds up
short-circuits
ties up
hangs up
gets in the way
cramps one's style
drags your feet
retards
restrains
restricts
thwarts
cripples
slows down
constrains
delays
slows
prevents
bridles
borks
limits
stalls
stops
throws a spanner in the works
interrupts
gets in the way of
throws a monkey wrench in the works of
derails
crimps
interferes
stands in the way of
puts a brake on
sets back
scuppers
arrests
prohibits
halts
represses
stonewalls
curtails
confines
crabs
deters
binds
weighs down
gives a hard time
stifles
forestalls
ties
disadvantages
inconveniences
sandbags
leashes
disrupts
burdens
debars
shelves
detains
brakes
fazes
opposes
holds
cuts off
chokes off
chains
chokes
bogs down
saddles with
puts off
shuts off
closes off
slows up
shuts down
entrammels
discontinues
suspends
straitens
circumscribes
debilitates
controls
regulates
constricts
moderates
impairs
prevents from making progress
suppresses
overloads
sidelines
puts a crimp in
incommodes
oppresses
charges
bothers
discommodes
puts straitjacket on
throws monkey wrench in
bottlenecks
smothers
rattles
discomfits
freezes
dams
ties one's hands
muzzles
neutralizes
US
sets limits on
imposes limits on
postpones
puts at a disadvantage
disconcerts
contravenes
resists
neutralises
UK
counteracts
places at a disadvantage
reduces
retardates
averts
gives disadvantage
takes out
screws up
fouls up
interdicts
puts out of commission
forbids
withholds
protracts
defers
pauses
louses up
boxes in
throws a spoke in the wheel of
shuts out
outlaws
enjoins
makes difficult
prorogues
remits
wards
intermits
puts back
takes down
keeps back
prolongs
makes late
holds off on
brings to screeching halt
backs off
holds over
staves off
reins in
holds in
holds down
stays
keeps in
puts on brakes
stems the flow of
sabotages
throttles
obscures
screens
complicates
scotches
defeats
confounds
spoils
snookers
puzzles
nonplusses
upsets
monkeys with
mystifies
stumps
flummoxes
corners
pigeonholes
puts paid to
puts the kibosh on
dead-ends
gives the run around
puts on hold
holds off
hangs fire
puts on back burner
throws a monkey wrench into
heads off
blockades
wards off
precludes
circumvents
barricades
intercepts
nips in the bud
puts a stop to
closes
ruins
dashes
obviates
puts an end to
fends off
avoids
counters
quashes
nullifies
stems
defends against
guards
blocks off
stops up
bans
jams
cuts short
beats
ends
evades
squelches
messes up
decelerates
breaks
undermines
blocks up
proscribes
deflects
walls off
destroys
subverts
defends
occludes
squashes
rules out
turns aside
plugs
subdues
terminates
wrecks
quells
contains
diverts
crushes
keeps
procrastinates
overturns
checkmates
cools
annuls
staunches
parries
clogs up
forfends
preempts
repulses
clobbers
pre-empts
circumnavigates
bungs up
undoes
disappoints
closes out
closes up
disallows
skirts
sidesteps
anticipates
plugs up
blocks out
does for
breaks up
steers clear of
picks off
keeps at bay
brings to an end
excludes
dissuades from
smashes
walls
fences
demolishes
shakes
devastates
helps
filibusters
slackens
eliminates
extinguishes
ceases
delimits
quits
caulks
shatters
lessens
eradicates
negates
drops
discourages
stoppers
stuffs
mires
finishes
seals
harms
ostracizes
US
rebuffs
repels
obliterates
annihilates
denies access
nixes
quiets
scuttles
decimates
botches
bilks
cancels
offsets
bucks
estops
keeps waiting
shuts in
cracks down on
turns off
spikes
bottles up
outwits
stamps out
chokes up
gags
plays for time
mucks up
ties down
puts the stopper on
keeps lid on
breaks off
throws cold water on
counterplots
brings to a standstill
ostracises
UK
puts a damper on
pours cold water on
upsets the applecart
desists from
leaves off
puts a spoke in someone's wheel
puts the lid on
heads off at pass
gets in before
cuts out
second-guesses
steals a march on
beats someone to the draw
beats someone to the punch
provides against
packs in
gets ahead of
lays off
gives over
beats someone to it
keeps off
knocks off
packs up
sidetracks
straitjackets
clots
weakens
damages
gets out of
caps
suffocates
stands off
peters out
escapes
bypasses
attacks
dishes
catches
dispatches
captures
nets
ensnares
enmeshes
affects
disturbs
snags
ravages
incapacitates
tethers
causes to stay
causes to wait
boycotts
stultifies
influences
tampers
makes impossible
confuses
troubles
conflicts
blacklists
threatens
disables
fills up
fills
strangles at birth
reins
indisposes
staves
ties someone's hands
commandeers
abolishes
jukes
ditches
takes wind out of
crashes
unsettles
wastes time
swallows
muffles
stanches
packs
jams up
keeps from happening
invalidates
forefends
bollixes
kills
hems in
gets bogged down
puts the damper on
throws a curve
holds at bay
governs
fights back
aborts
withdraws
bungs
buys time
intervenes
renounces
disempowers
nobbles
stands in the way
breaks down
chokes back
tames
prepares for
acts in advance of
keeps within the limits of
narrows down
congests
bottles
blanks
crosses
buries
intrudes on
keeps in check
brings to a halt
brings to end
employs delaying tactics
embargoes
stunts
tempers
countermines
bites back
keeps under control
pulls in
keeps a lid on
slackens pace
destabilizes
US
makes illegal
gets the better of
takes wind out of sails
puts the mockers on
puts end to
beats down
causes setback
bogs
attenuates
demoralizes
US
cuts in
takes away
forbids to
decreases
abates
lags
diminishes
saps
emasculates
demoralises
UK
softens
destabilises
UK
challenges
fortifies
corks
embogs
loiters
qualifies
reefs
kicks the can down the road
bolts
locks
secures
drags through the mud
queers the pitch of
clips one's wings
fastens
latches
protects
strengthens
lets up
pokes full of holes
loses steam
cuts down
puts the brakes on
anchors it
loses speed
winds down
hits the brakes
lets down flaps
cuts back
damps
saves
lets
chills
dampens
adjourns
excepts
reschedules
overcomes
tables
injures
mothballs
refuses
corks up
binds up
tapes up
respites
routs
hangs on
resists attack
holds the line
holds the fort
continues
topples
queers
blows
overthrows
vitiates
razes
shrouds
extends
wracks
keeps out
lengthens
keeps at arm's length
closes one's doors to
counts out
locks out
freezes out
unbuilds
skins
crazes
impoverishes
waives
snuffs out
puts at risk
blows a hole in
cancels out
ballses up
brings down
brings to naught
rains on someone's parade
balls up
makes a mess of
plays havoc with
renders ineffective
works against
wipes out
gets rid of
lays on the table
sets aside
puts on the back burner
gives rain check
puts in cold storage
puts on ice
puts over
holds in abeyance
carries over
lays over
takes a rain check on
closes down
winds up
blows the whistle on
brings to a stop
pulls the plug on
puts a cork in
brings to a close
clamps down on
slaps down
more ❯
“The complicated bureaucratic procedures continue to
handcuff
the efforts to improve efficiency in our organization.”
Verb
▲
To restrain with chains or manacles
shackles
binds
fetters
chains
manacles
trammels
gyves
pinions
secures
enfetters
restrains
enchains
cuffs
puts in irons
claps in irons
puts in chains
puts handcuffs on
ties
tethers
chains up
hobbles
ties up
confines
ropes
leashes
fastens
hog-ties
ties down
constrains
holds
immobilizes
US
lashes
trusses
immobilises
UK
holds fast
hogties
pins down
ties someone's hands
puts a straitjacket on
holds captive
hitches
claps
enslaves
entraps
moors
straps
jails
US
harnesses
gaols
UK
entrammels
snares
has on a tight leash
hitches up
puts a leash on
puts a lead on
clips someone's wings
traps
pins
holds down
trusses up
fixes
anchors
bridles
laces
joins
girds
bands
tightens
cinches
affixes
strings
battens
pickets
bends
ties one's hands
tapes
fixes together
locks up
enthralls
US
enthrals
UK
indentures
beslaves
bethralls
incarcerates
imprisons
captures
immures
connects
links
couples
knots
rivets
clinches
splices
binds up
make fasts
brings together
reduces to slavery
subjects to forced labour
condemns to slavery
sells into slavery
condemns to servitude
more ❯
“The married traffic officer aged 34 was gunned down as he sat in his patrol car trying to
handcuff
the man, who had been driving a stolen BMW car in Dib Lane, Oakwood.”
Verb
▲
To arrest or apprehend someone
detains
arrests
apprehends
busts
nabs
does
gaols
UK
jails
US
nails
collars
nicks
pinches
takes in
hauls in
picks up
takes prisoner
pulls in
takes into custody
puts in jail
puts the cuffs on
throws in jail
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