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put the cuffs on

  • as inarrest
  • as inrun in
  • as incapture
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Synonyms for put the cuffs on

verb take into authorized custody
  • apprehend
  • capture
  • catch
  • detain
  • imprison
  • incarcerate
  • jail
  • round up
  • seize
  • bag
  • book
  • brace
  • bust
  • collar
  • drop
  • gaff
  • get
  • glom
  • grab
  • hook
  • kick
  • nab
  • nail
  • net
  • nick
  • pinch
  • pull
  • secure
  • sidetrack
  • snag
  • tab
  • tag
  • pick up
  • pull in
  • put the arm on
  • put the cuffs on
  • roust
  • run in
  • take in
  • take prisoner
  • toss in jail

Antonyms for put the cuffs on

  • free
  • let go
  • liberate
  • lose
  • misunderstand
  • release
  • exonerate
  • loosen
  • take up
  • unfasten
  • activate
  • encourage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

More words related to put the cuffs on

arrest

verb. take into authorized custody

capture

verb. catch and forcefully hold

captured

verb. catch and forcefully hold

captures

verb. catch and forcefully hold

capturing

verb. catch and forcefully hold

run in

verb. arrest
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.