uncuff
Remove the restraints
To uncuff is to remove handcuffs or similar restraints: The officer uncuffed him after the charges were dropped.
The word appears in law enforcement contexts and extends to any situation where wrist restraints are released: She uncuffed herself from the bedpost.
Metal bonds for prisoners
- manaclesWrist shackles for prisoners
- restraintsThings that hold back
- unlockOpen a secured closure
- unbindTo release from bonds
unfasten · detach · unshackle · unclasp · unstrap · loosen · disengage · free
Grant freedom to
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- bondageInvoluntary subjugation to another
- captivityState of being confined
- imprisonmentLegal detention in jail
oppression · enslaved · liberate · extricate · disentangle · untether · unbridle · unleash
shackles
Metal bonds for prisoners
- manaclesWrist shackles for prisoners
- restraintsThings that hold back
- unlockOpen a secured closure
unbind · unfasten · detach · unshackle · unclasp · unstrap · loosen · disengage · free · chains
emancipate
Grant freedom to
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- bondageInvoluntary subjugation to another
- captivityState of being confined
imprisonment · oppression · enslaved · liberate · extricate · disentangle · untether · unbridle · unleash · deliverance
custody
Protective care or control
suspect · prisoner · detainee · booking · Miranda · interrogation · precinct · station · charges · rights
ease
Lack of strain
- releaseTo let go
- circulationMovement through a system
- rubbingApplying pressure while moving
soreness · marks · bruises · comfort · soothing · tenderness · chafing · numbness · tingling · recovery