"flex-cuff" meaning in All languages combined

See flex-cuff on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: flex-cuffs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} flex-cuff (plural flex-cuffs)
  1. A plastic restraint device, used for quickly and temporarily securing an individual. Coordinate_terms: cable tie, zip tie
    Sense id: en-flex-cuff-en-noun-OV7nUJWB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10

Verb [English]

Forms: flex-cuffs [present, singular, third-person], flex-cuffing [participle, present], flex-cuffed [participle, past], flex-cuffed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} flex-cuff (third-person singular simple present flex-cuffs, present participle flex-cuffing, simple past and past participle flex-cuffed)
  1. (informal, transitive) To secure or restrain (someone) using such a device. Tags: informal, transitive
    Sense id: en-flex-cuff-en-verb-bb4-XSYe

Inflected forms

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