handlock

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Synonyms: hardlock, hindlock, landlock, hadlock, handcock, handbook, mindlock, haddock, padlock, handwork, hairlock

Antonyms: hardlock, hindlock, landlock, hadlock, handcock, handbook, mindlock, haddock, padlock, handwork, hairlock

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Noun

1. A [[lock]]ing [[mechanism]] that operates [[by hand]].
2. A [[restraint]] that attaches to the [[wrist]], especially a [[shackle]] or [[handcuff]].
3. A [[hold]] for [[restrain]]ing another person by [[immobilize|immobilizing]] their [[hand]].
4. [[immobilization|Immobilization]] of the [[hand]].

Verb

1. To [[restrain]] with, or as with, a handlock.
2. To [[lock]] by means of a handlock.
3. To restrain by holding so as to immobilize the hand.

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