Definition

1. Verb:

   • To handcuff: To secure a person's wrists together using a locking device, typically a pair of metal rings connected by a chain or bar, to restrain them.
   • To apply a hammerlock: To use a wrestling or restraint hold where one arm is twisted and held behind a person's back.

2. Noun:

   • A hammerlock: A specific type of armlock used in wrestling, police restraint, or self-defense where one arm is twisted up behind the back.

Usage Examples

• Verb:

  • Cảnh sát nhanh chóng khóa tay nghi phạm. (The police quickly handcuffed the suspect.)
  • Võ sĩ khóa tay đối thủ để giành lợi thế. (The fighter applied a hammerlock on his opponent to gain an advantage.)

• Noun:

  • Anh ta bị khống chế bằng một thế khóa tay rất đau. (He was subdued with a very painful hammerlock.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is used in both law enforcement contexts (handcuffing) and in martial arts or physical altercations (applying a joint lock).
• It implies complete restraint and immobilization of the hands or arms.

Variants and Related Words

• Còng tay (n/v): Handcuffs; to handcuff. This is a more specific term for the device and act of handcuffing.
  • Hắn bị còng tay lại. (He was put in handcuffs.)

Synonyms

• To restrain: To prevent freedom of movement.
• To manacle: A more formal synonym for to handcuff.
• Armlock: A general term for a joint lock applied to the arm.

Related Idioms

• Bị khóa tay: To be handcuffed; figuratively, to be rendered powerless or severely restricted in one's actions.
  • Công ty mới khóa tay đối thủ bằng bằng sáng chế đó. (The new company has handcuffed its competitor with that patent.)

verb

1. to hand-cuff,

noun

1. hammer-lock