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
Aliyya Swaby, ProPublica, 10 June 2025
Summer styling is effortless: match with flowy sundresses or cuffed denim, or slip on with office‑ready chinos.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2025
Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 June 2025
The Manchette returns to the collection under the name Classics Manchette, with an elegant, glam-rock take on a definitive cuff watch.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 6 June 2025
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Noun
Hours later, a deputy tracks him down at a family dinner at a LongHorn Steakhouse, cuffing him in the parking lot.
—Aliyya Swaby, ProPublica, 10 June 2025
Summer styling is effortless: match with flowy sundresses or cuffed denim, or slip on with office‑ready chinos.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2025
Verb
Thoughtfully crafted from breathable canvas, the gloves’ notable features also include synthetic leather reinforcement in the fingertips, a foam-padded palm, and an adjustable cuff for comfort.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 June 2025
The Manchette returns to the collection under the name Classics Manchette, with an elegant, glam-rock take on a definitive cuff watch.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuff
Verb
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Big Jim has socked 10 homers left of dead-center this year.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 June 2025
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Eugenio Suárez has socked a league-best 10 homers in his age-33 season.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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But overall, Chavez spent more time in the bout complaining to the ref about legal punches from Paul than Paul has spent boxing legitimate opponents in his career.—
Mark Puleo,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Attendees can see LeBron James doing a live taping of his Max talk show The Shop: Uninterrupted or watch boxing champ Canelo Alvarez promote his next undisputed title fight.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
20 June 2025
Verb
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But, everyone's mostly aware, that many celebrities get five-figure treatments and then launch skincare lines, slapping their names on them.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The product was fresh, the money real, and every A&R man from New York to Memphis knew the formula: Find a pretty face, slap a catchy chorus behind it, and watch the allowances roll in.—
Philip Martin,
Arkansas Online,
26 June 2025
Verb
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Starting with clean produce, cut your watermelon into cubes, chop an English cucumber, and dice an avocado.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 June 2025
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Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons was in the mix, chopping it up with some other notable athletes during the offseason.—
Justin Grasso,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 June 2025
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Willi Castro belted a solo shot off Hodge to make it 5-0, Lewis singled in a run, and Harrison Bader completed the six-run outburst with a two-run homer of his own off Hodge.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
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Manny Machado, who in the fourth inning got his 2,000th career hit, belted his 357th career homer in the eighth inning.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 July 2025
Verb
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Another of Raleigh's sons, Kyle, ran up, and punched Morrow in the head before pinning him to the pavement.—
Kevin Grasha,
The Enquirer,
11 July 2025
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Kelly tries to pick up his cell phone and belongings scattered on a bike lane when the twins return and begin punching him, the video shows.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
10 July 2025
Verb
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Anyone who attended the National Restaurant Show in Chicago last month was smacked in the face at booth after booth by a single agenda wrought from desperation: how to harness technology to find ways to use fewer human workers.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2025
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Please Tony, stop smacking your lips after every sentence.—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 June 2025
Verb
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Even 6 inches of moving water can pose a serious risk of knocking you off your feet.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 July 2025
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But failure rates knocked maybe a percentage point off total yearly returns, in aggregate, and insurance products were available and continually diversifying.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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“Cuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuff. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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