esposar — meaning in English

English meaning

• handcuff noun One of a pair of metal rings, usually joined by a chain, used to restrain a person's wrists.
• manacle noun A shackle for the wrist, usually consisting of a pair of joined rings; a handcuff; (by extension) a similar device put around an ankle to restrict free movement.

Senses

esposar is used for these senses in English:

• handcuff (transitive) To apply handcuffs to someone.
• manacle (ambitransitive) To confine with manacles.

handcuff — full definition

1. noun One of a pair of metal rings, usually joined by a chain, used to restrain a person's wrists.
2. verb To put handcuffs on someone, or figuratively, to severely restrict someone's freedom of action.

manacle — full definition

1. noun A shackle for the wrist, usually consisting of a pair of joined rings; a handcuff; (by extension) a similar device put around an ankle to restrict free movement.
2. noun A fetter, a restriction.

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