The police had trouble handcuffing Tom.
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Handcuffing
Synonyms for "handcuffing" (22 found)
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Closest matches (5)
Noun(5 words)
Strong matches (6)
Noun(6 words)
Related words (11)
Noun(11 words)
manaclingpolicing relatedpolicyrestrainingrestraintrestraint policyrestraint staterestrictingrestrictivesecuringuse of force policy
Related word relations
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More general
11 entriesconfinementconstraintlaw enforcement practicelaw enforcement protocolphysical restraintpolice procedurepolicypractice of restraintrestraintrestraint procedurerestriction
More specific
15 entriesbureaucratic handcuffingchain handcuffingdetention policydouble cuffingdouble lockingdouble locking handcuffingfront handcuffinghandcuffed statepolicy induced handcuffingrear handcuffingregulatory handcuffingrestraint policyrestricted mobilitysingle cuffingthree point restraint
Collocations
9 entriesdouble locking handcuffinghandcuffing incidenthandcuffing policyhandcuffing procedurehandcuffing techniquepolice handcuffingrestraint with handcuffsroutine handcuffingsecure handcuffing
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
5 entriesSample sentences
1 total sentences available.