handcuff
/ˈhændkʌf/verb
उच्चारण हैन्ड्कफ़
हथकड़ी लगाना
Core word
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[T] ~ sb (to sb/sth)
to put handcuffs on somebody or to fasten somebody to something or somebody with handcuffs
हथकड़ी लगाना
- The suspect was handcuffed and taken to the police station.
- He was handcuffed to a police officer.
- The officer handcuffed the thief and led him away.
+ 2 more examples
- Two protesters were handcuffed to the railings.
- The prisoner was handcuffed during the journey to court.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
handcuff + somebody
As a verb, handcuff means to put handcuffs on a person. It is transitive: the police handcuffed the thief.
क्रिया के रूप में 'handcuff' का अर्थ किसी व्यक्ति को हथकड़ी लगाना है; यह transitive क्रिया है।
- The police handcuffed the suspect and led him away.
- She was handcuffed in front of the crowd.
handcuff somebody to something
To shows what a person is fastened to: handcuffed to a pole, to the bed.
'To' बताता है कि व्यक्ति को किससे बाँधा गया है।
- The prisoner was handcuffed to a bench.
be handcuffed (passive)
The passive is common in news reports because the focus is on the person arrested.
समाचार रिपोर्टों में passive आम है क्योंकि ध्यान गिरफ़्तार व्यक्ति पर होता है।
- The accused was handcuffed and taken to court.
handcuff (figurative)
Handcuff can mean to restrict someone's freedom to act: rules handcuffed the team.
'Handcuff' आलंकारिक रूप में किसी की कार्य-स्वतंत्रता सीमित करना भी है।
- Strict rules handcuffed the new manager.
+Collocations 4
adverb + handcuff
quicklyfirmlytightlysecurelyroughly
- The officer handcuffed him firmly.
handcuff + object
a suspecta prisonera thiefhis wriststhe accused
- They handcuffed the thief before taking him to the station.
handcuffed + preposition
to a poleto the bedbehind his backat the wrists
- He was handcuffed behind his back.
verb forms
handcuffedhandcuffinghandcuffsunhandcuff
- The police were handcuffing the suspect when the crowd arrived.
“More examples 7
- The constable handcuffed the pickpocket and called the station.
सिपाही ने जेबकतरे को हथकड़ी लगाई और थाने को फ़ोन किया।
- The film showed the hero handcuffed to a chair.
फ़िल्म में नायक को कुर्सी से हथकड़ी से बँधा दिखाया गया।
- Radhika read that the guard handcuffed the prisoner before the transfer.
राधिका ने पढ़ा कि स्थानांतरण से पहले गार्ड ने क़ैदी को हथकड़ी लगाई।
- Officers must not handcuff a person without a valid reason.
अधिकारियों को बिना उचित कारण के किसी व्यक्ति को हथकड़ी नहीं लगानी चाहिए।
- The court asked why the accused had been handcuffed in public.
अदालत ने पूछा कि अभियुक्त को सार्वजनिक रूप से हथकड़ी क्यों लगाई गई थी।
- The guard handcuffed the prisoner's wrists before opening the cell.
गार्ड ने कोठरी खोलने से पहले क़ैदी की कलाइयों में हथकड़ी लगाई।
- It is wrong to handcuff a child, even in a police station.
थाने में भी किसी बच्चे को हथकड़ी लगाना ग़लत है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The police handcuff him yesterday.
✓ The police handcuffed him yesterday.
A past action needs the past tense handcuffed.
बीते समय की क्रिया के लिए past tense 'handcuffed' चाहिए।
✗ The thief was handcuffed his hands.
✓ The thief's hands were handcuffed.
A passive verb cannot take the body part as a direct object.
Passive क्रिया के बाद शरीर का अंग direct object नहीं बन सकता।