Handcuff and Join

Handcuff

Handcuff verb - To confine or restrain with or as if with chains.
Usage example: wanted to take the trip, but was handcuffed by her responsibility to watch her ailing father

Join and handcuff are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Join" instead a verb "Handcuff".

Nearby Words: handcuffed, handcuffing

Join

Join verb - To be adjacent to.

Handcuff and join are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Handcuff" instead a verb "Join".

Nearby Words: joined, joining

Common collocations

brother handcuff brother join brother
soldier handcuff soldier join soldier
hands handcuff hands join hands
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