how to pronounce handcuff

/ˈhændˌkʌf/

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handcuff is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of handcuff in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… when you handcuff them what is your …”

meaning of handcuff

Handcuff is a device for securing one's hands together.

handcuff frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word handcuff occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics handcuff can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that handcuff can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;