handcuffs
/ˈhændkʌfs/noun
उच्चारण हैन्ड्कफ़्स
हथकड़ी
Core word
- 1
[pl.]
a pair of metal rings joined by a chain, used for holding the wrists of a prisoner together
हथकड़ी
- a pair of handcuffs
- The police removed the handcuffs after the court granted bail.
- The officer clicked the handcuffs shut around his wrists.
+ 2 more examples
- He was brought to the court in handcuffs.
- The suspect held out his hands for the handcuffs.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
handcuffs (plural noun)
Handcuffs are a pair of metal rings joined by a chain, used for holding a prisoner's wrists together. The word is almost always plural and takes a plural verb: the handcuffs are tight.
Handcuffs धातु के दो छल्ले हैं जो ज़ंजीर से जुड़े होते हैं और क़ैदी की कलाइयाँ बाँधने के काम आते हैं; यह शब्द लगभग हमेशा plural होता है।
- The handcuffs were tight around his wrists.
- The police took out a pair of handcuffs.
a pair of handcuffs
To count them, use a pair of handcuffs. The noun pair is singular, so the verb follows pair.
इन्हें गिनने के लिए 'a pair of handcuffs' कहा जाता है; यहाँ 'pair' singular है, इसलिए क्रिया उसी के अनुसार आती है।
- A pair of handcuffs was found in the car.
in handcuffs / put handcuffs on
In handcuffs describes the state, and put handcuffs on or snap handcuffs on describes the action. The person is the object of on.
'In handcuffs' अवस्था बताता है और 'put handcuffs on' क्रिया।
- He was led away in handcuffs.
- The officer put handcuffs on the thief.
handcuffs vs handcuff (verb)
Handcuffs is the noun (plural) and handcuff is the verb. Handcuffs also becomes the third-person singular verb form in a sentence like: the officer handcuffs him.
Handcuffs plural noun है और handcuff क्रिया; 'the officer handcuffs him' में handcuffs क्रिया का third-person रूप है।
- The officer takes the handcuffs and handcuffs the suspect.
+Collocations 4
verb + handcuffs
put ontake offsnap onslip onremovewear
- The officer slipped the handcuffs on the suspect.
adjective + handcuffs
metaltightsteelplasticheavy
- The steel handcuffs clicked shut.
preposition + handcuffs
inwithoutbehindout of
- He appeared in court in handcuffs.
handcuffs + verb
clickrattlesnap shutcome off
- The handcuffs rattled as he walked.
“More examples 5
- The accused arrived at the court in handcuffs.
अभियुक्त हथकड़ियों में अदालत पहुँचा।
- Radhika saw the police remove the handcuffs from the prisoner at the jail gate.
राधिका ने देखा कि पुलिस ने जेल के फाटक पर क़ैदी की हथकड़ियाँ उतारीं।
- The magician escaped from the handcuffs in under a minute.
जादूगर एक मिनट से कम में हथकड़ियों से बाहर निकल आया।
- The Supreme Court has ruled that handcuffs must not be used without good reason.
सर्वोच्च न्यायालय ने कहा है कि बिना उचित कारण के हथकड़ियों का प्रयोग नहीं होना चाहिए।
- A pair of rusty handcuffs hung on the museum wall.
संग्रहालय की दीवार पर जंग लगी हथकड़ियों का एक जोड़ा टँगा था।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The police put a handcuffs on him.
✓ The police put handcuffs on him.
Handcuffs is plural, so it cannot follow a.
'Handcuffs' plural है, इसलिए उससे पहले 'a' नहीं आ सकता।
✗ The handcuffs is on the table.
✓ The handcuffs are on the table.
Handcuffs takes a plural verb.
'Handcuffs' के साथ plural क्रिया आती है।
§Grammar and usage
Handcuffs is plural ('a pair of handcuffs').
Grammar: handcuffs हमेशा plural में प्रयोग होता है, इसलिए 'a pair of handcuffs' कहते हैं और 'a handcuff' नहीं कहा जाता।