as in swipe
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
the mama cat would give her kittens a cuff with a paw whenever they played too rough
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as in bracelet
usually cuffs plural
something that physically prevents free movement
the policeman snapped the cuffs on and led the prisoner away to the car
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as in to sock
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Recent Examples of cuff
Jené Luciani Sena, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2025
Elastic cuffs, hood, and plenty of pockets are standout features.
—Wendy Altschuler, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025
One video shows Brooks — whose hands are cuffed behind his back — being carried upside down into a medical exam room at the facility.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2025
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Noun
This jacket combines timeless design with practical features like zippered pockets and elastic cuffs.
—Jené Luciani Sena, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2025
Elastic cuffs, hood, and plenty of pockets are standout features.
—Wendy Altschuler, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
Verb
Kluwe was cuffed and carried out of the chambers, video from the meeting shows.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025
One video shows Brooks — whose hands are cuffed behind his back — being carried upside down into a medical exam room at the facility.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2025
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Verb
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To be sure, as incomes shot higher in January (rising 0.9%), consumers socked those dollars away instead of spending.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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Portions of Los Angeles County are getting socked by debris flow and mudslides amid pounding rain Thursday night.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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Instead, the goal is to box out China and strengthen U.S. economic security and national security by securing support from Canada and Mexico.—
Jason Schenker,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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The Philadelphia Eagles also sold a minority stake, though not to private equity, in a deal that valued the Super Bowl LIX champs at $8.3 billion. Between the lines: Many NFL teams are owned by families and wealthy individuals with no intention of leaving the owners box any time soon.—
Tim Baysinger,
Axios,
20 Feb. 2025
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Hackman slapped the man, according to an account in the Associated Press. 'Reach for the stars!' Hackman also had a prankster side.—
Rick Jervis,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025
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That show, however, was overshadowed by Will Smith slapping Chris Rock in the face onstage over a joke Rock made about Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.—
Lucia Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2025
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Despite intentions to develop, SMR gained Greenbelt classifications that chopped the taxable value of its agricultural property across the two counties from $302.5 million to just $3.9 million, records show.—
Josh Salman,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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Uncover and add the diced tomatoes, chopped spinach and bell peppers.—
Angelica Stabile,
Fox News,
3 Mar. 2025
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Heinrich Klaasen belted eleven fours in his 64 while Rassie van der Dussen embedded himself at the crease for an unbeaten 72 to chase down the target.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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With one on and two out in the third, Soto belted his second spring training home run in a third.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
28 Feb. 2025
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For about $4 per U.S. resident, the NWS provides critical information that punches far above its weight.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Authorities said McCann-Ortiz repeatedly threatened to kill them and punched and kicked one of the victims who was seriously injured.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2025
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Yates took his anger out on a chair, smacking the bench, the redshirt freshman guard dropping 18 points and three threes to little avail.—
Luca Evans,
Orange County Register,
15 Feb. 2025
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For the last three weeks, Democrats up and down the seniority list have been stuck playing an especially frustrating game of Whac-a-Mole: smack the outrage of the hour and then race to hit the next one, never quite leveling the field.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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My ignorance about menopause knocked any such certainties firmly aside.—
Rebecca Mead,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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Souring consumer sentiment knocked sports stocks back 4% in February, as apparel and gear makers bore the brunt of a market wide slump.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Cuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuff. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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