Handcuff
Handcuff verb - To confine or restrain with or as if with chains.
Subdue and handcuff are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Subdue" instead a verb "Handcuff".
Nearby Words: handcuffed, handcuffing
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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After his first attempt at raping her is interrupted by the house maid knocking on the front door, Olivia is able to break the bedpost that she is handcuffed to and is able to subdue Lewis long enough to handcuff him to the bed while he's unconscious.
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Your squad in SWAT 4, the best score will be awarded to players who follow this trope—handcuff and report all suspects and civilians, subdue suspects with non-lethal methods and bring them in alive unless they're openly hostile, and confiscate all firearms and other evidence.
Source: By-the-Book Cop
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