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.
have handcuffed
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present perfectof handcuff.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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“Essentially, they have handcuffed each other by endorsing and trusting Anom and openly communicating on it — not knowing we were watching the entire time,” Australian Federal Police Commissioner Reece Kershaw said.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 8, 2021
Since the protests began on 11 April, 12 people have handcuffed themselves to scaffolding in the building’s rotunda and more than 1,200 people have been arrested.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 19, 2016
An officer believed to have handcuffed Mr Collins resigned from Kent Police in June 2014.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2016
Teams like the Philadelphia Phillies — and, to a lesser extent, the Yankees — have handcuffed themselves with expensive sentimental decisions.
From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2014
You have handcuffed me, moreover, so that even if this accursed sty contains a bell-rope—which is improbable—I am debarred from using it.
From The Mayor of Troy by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
