uncuffs

Removes restraint bracelets

Uncuffs is the third-person singular of uncuff, meaning to remove handcuffs or similar restraints from someone: The officer uncuffs the suspect after questioning.

The word appears most often in police procedurals and crime fiction.

release

unlock

Open a secured closure

unloose · free · remove · detach · loosen · click · key · officer · deputy · processing

restraints

shackles

Metal bonds for prisoners

  • manaclesWrist shackles for prisoners
  • fettersAnkle restraints, often metal
  • ironsRestraints or golf clubs

chains · zip ties · restraints · wrists · detainee · arrest · custody · detention · prisoner · suspect

liberation

freedom

Absence of constraint

relief · exoneration · acquittal · absolution · pardon · amnesty · vindication · cleared · innocent · unchained

Opposites
restraint action

uncuffscuffs

Sleeve or wrist bands

handcuffs · shackles · manacles · restrains · binds

Family

uncuff, uncuffed, uncuffing

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG