four-pointing

A form of four-point — To restrain (a prisoner or patient, etc.) on a bed or trolley with cuffs at both wrists and both ankles.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of four-point
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APA

four-pointing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/four-pointing

MLA

“four-pointing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/four-pointing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “four-pointing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/four-pointing.

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