cuffed

VERB

beat with hands

Synonyms

STRONG

bat belt biff box buffet clap clobber clout hit knock pummel punch slap smack spank thump whack

Example Sentences

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The president later posted a photo of a shirtless man on the floor with his hands cuffed behind his back with Secret Service officers standing around him.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

The close-up photo shows a shirtless man on the floor with his hands cuffed behind his back with Secret Service standing around him.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

Felix, in court wearing a white shirt and trousers, his hands cuffed, looked visibly pleased as the judge delivered the decision.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

Some of the people cuffed and interrogated by immigration agents were U.S. citizens.

From Slate • Oct. 15, 2025

Her hands were cuffed, but Bokator was more about elbows and legs than it was about hands.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman