Handcuff
Handcuff verb - To confine or restrain with or as if with chains.
Nab and handcuff are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nab" instead a verb "Handcuff".
Nearby Words: handcuffed, handcuffing
Nab
Nab verb - To take or keep under one's control by authority of law.
Usage example: the officer nabbed the purse snatcher before he could escape
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Nab and Handcuff. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/handcuff/nab
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