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
Neda Maghbouleh
august 18, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025
Designed with a V-neck, subtly cuffed sleeves, and textured horizontal seams, the dress can easily be dressed up with a jacket and flats or paired with a baseball cap and sandals for a more casual look.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
The Gym Monster 2 also works with a pair of padded cuffs that wrap around your ankles for leg exercises.
—PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
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Noun
In one photo, she’s cuffed at the wrists and ankles.
—Neda Maghbouleh
august 18, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025
Designed with a V-neck, subtly cuffed sleeves, and textured horizontal seams, the dress can easily be dressed up with a jacket and flats or paired with a baseball cap and sandals for a more casual look.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
Wearing long pants tucked into boot tops and spraying insect repellent containing DEET (a chemical compound common in commercial insect repellents) on socks and pant cuffs to reduce exposure to fleas.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
The Gym Monster 2 also works with a pair of padded cuffs that wrap around your ankles for leg exercises.
—PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuff
Verb
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This is a guy who swiped 32 bases a year ago and socked 28 homers two years ago.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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The incentive to sock money inside retirement accounts instead of, say, a plain vanilla brokerage account is generally tied to tax breaks.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Ali retired from boxing undefeated with a perfect 24-0 professional record, including 21 knockouts, and remains a defining figure in women’s sports.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
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The driver ultimately came to a stop at the intersection of Beach Boulevard and Franklin Street in Buena Park, with various law enforcement vehicles, including some undercover vans, boxing the truck in place.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In a video posted just days before the competition started, Richter gets his butt slapped by his mentor.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
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The investigation, which includes an anti-dumping probe, comes just days after Mexican authorities slapped duties on an array of Chinese imports from textiles to steel and automotive parts.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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To help keep leaves, whole or chopped, in place during high winds or flooding rains, wet them down with a hose.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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The long hair of their youth is now gone, chopped away.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Tuesday night, the Dodgers belted five home runs, three off of Greene, to take an 8-0 lead in six innings before the Reds had their second hit of the game.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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In the eighth inning, three-time MVP Mike Trout belted a two-run homer off Royals reliever Steven Cruz.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Bubba purposefully knocks a girl down with a dodgeball, and when Mary tells him to stop being mean, Bubba punches her.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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While they were lined up, members put on boxing gloves and took turns punching the pledges four times in the chest, according to the petition.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The baby used her tail to smack the bird before taking it underwater, resurfacing to show boaters the bird had been skinned, the group said.—
Paloma Chavez,
Sacbee.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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The flintlock coughed a lot of smoke, but Zutterman heard the 270-grain roundball smack the buck.—
Bob McNally,
Outdoor Life,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Those boys, in theory, enjoy turning lights on and off and knocking things off the wall.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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One of the key pieces of evidence during the trial was a 2016 hotel security video of Combs kicking, punching and knocking Ventura to the ground; prosecutors also showed photos of bruising and other injuries that Ventura alleged were inflicted by Combs throughout their decade-long relationship.—
Isabella Gomez Sarmiento,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Cuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuff. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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