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to unhandcuffed

to unhandcuffed

1 6.2
To remove handcuffs from someone
  • verb
  • /ʌnˈhændˌkʌft/
: desesposar
  • He felt relieved when the officers finally unhandcuffed him at the station.

Examples

  • The police unhandcuffed her once they realized she was not involved in the incident.

  • After the trial, the guard unhandcuffed the defendant so he could speak with his lawyer.

  • The officer unhandcuffed the suspect after verifying his identity.

  • After the meeting, they unhandcuffed him.

  • After the trial, the guard unhandcuffed the defendant so he could speak with his lawyer.

  • The police unhandcuffed her once they realized she was not involved in the incident.

  • He felt relieved when the officers finally unhandcuffed him at the station.

Synonyms

to uncuff
vsto unhandcuffed
  • Jargon
17 8.0

To remove handcuffs from someone's wrists

is the same meaning but used as past tense and past participle form

Antonyms

to handcuff
115 3.6

To put metal rings that lock around someone's wrists to stop them moving

Surface Forms

unhandcuffed infinitive
unhandcuffed past
unhandcuffed past participle
unhandcuffing present participle
unhandcuffs third person singular

Morphology

unhandcuffed = unhandcuff (transparent) = un + handcuff + ed

Standard past-tense/past-participial -ed added to the verb 'unhandcuff' (un- + handcuff), so the form directly signals 'removed handcuffs'.

Etymology

Unhandcuffed is the past form of a verb made from un- meaning 'to undo' (like in 'untie') and handcuff meaning 'to put a band on the wrist', so it means 'removed the handcuffs'.