Handcuff and Restrict

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

Restrict and handcuff are semantically related in bind topic. In some cases you can use "Restrict" instead a verb "Handcuff".

Nearby Words: handcuffed, handcuffing

Restrict

Restrict verb - To set bounds or an upper limit for.

Handcuff and restrict are semantically related in bind topic. Sometimes you can use "Handcuff" instead a verb "Restrict".

Common collocations

hands handcuff hands restrict hands
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