- present tense form of handcuff (3rd person singular).
handcuffs
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Sir Lindsay Hoyle told the BBC the current process for approving essential renovations to Parliament amounted to "putting ourselves in handcuffs", and said more time was spent "doing surveys" than getting repairs under way.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
The sequence concludes with Monrovia police leading the man away in handcuffs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
The security agency released a video showing black-clad officers placing handcuffs on a man who is later shown powering up a laptop in front of the operatives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Images circulating on social media on Sunday showed Carse in handcuffs and surrounded by police officers while the pace bowler was on a night out in Derby on Saturday.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
And finally, after what seems like fifty hours, they remove Darren’s handcuffs.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
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