handcuff
noun
a ring-shaped metal device that can be locked around a person's wrist, usually one of a pair connected by a short chain or linked bar; shackle.
handcuffed
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past participleof handcuff.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof handcuff.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
handcuffnouna ring-shaped metal device that can be locked around a person's wrist, usually one of a pair connected by a short chain or linked bar; shackle.
Example Sentences
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Photos published by authorities showed Morley handcuffed and being led out of a field by officers.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
The footage shows officers arriving Thursday in Marble Hill to find Oscar Belgal, 28, wounded, handcuffed and seated on the ground.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026
Blanche unveiled the Minnesota cases while surrounded by poster-sized photos of some of the arrestees being handcuffed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Several plastic storage bins were visible in the driveway, and a man was briefly handcuffed and placed in a patrol car before being released.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
They marched her to the rabbit pen, where about forty handcuffed Smokies sat inside the wire fence.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
