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
Julia Teti, Footwear News, 6 May 2026
The star was dipped in a rainbow of colors from her décolletage down to the spiral train of her body-hugging dress with fringe falling down the cuffs of the long-sleeve gown.
—Beatrice Dupuy, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2026
Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
Go for a cropped style or cuff them so your hems doesn’t get soggy.
—Kelsey Glennon, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Dec. 2025
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Noun
This dress included floral embroidery around the collar, neckline, cuffs and running down the front placket of the design.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 6 May 2026
The star was dipped in a rainbow of colors from her décolletage down to the spiral train of her body-hugging dress with fringe falling down the cuffs of the long-sleeve gown.
—Beatrice Dupuy, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2026
Verb
That all changed when an argument over getting his money back from a North Miami Beach strip club in 2024 led officers to slam him to the ground, cuff him and later, hog-tie him in a holding cell at the North Miami Beach Police Department.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
Go for a cropped style or cuff them so your hems doesn’t get soggy.
—Kelsey Glennon, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuff
Noun
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Simply apply to a cotton pad and swipe across your face as normal.—
Rosa Jisoo Pyo,
Vogue,
8 May 2026
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Lawmakers this year took their first swipe in decades at changing Florida’s surrogacy laws, adopted in 1993.—
Romy Ellenbogen,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Maluma’s example pairs a yellow-gold case and bracelet with a contrasting onyx dial.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
9 May 2026
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At the morgue, the babies were brought in with their diapers and blankets and with their hospital ID bracelets still wrapped around their tiny ankles.—
Duaa Eldeib,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
Verb
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Hot black smoke socked her in the face; the staircase had become a glowing, spastic frenzy.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Healey is embracing a collapsing, expensive wind farm that fishermen hate, kills birds, had a major blade failure and is destined to sock ratepayers with high costs.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Pannek didn’t hit the puck with a full slap shot.—
Staff Report,
Twin Cities,
9 May 2026
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After Lane Hutson fired a slap shot that went wide and bounced back out, Newhook backhanded the puck out of the air and in off Andrei Vasilevskiy’s pad and his backside.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 May 2026
Verb
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For those not familiar with the out-of-state event, you can be assured of getting your ears boxed without quality pitching.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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Brand Risk Promotions is an influencer-boxing promotion founded by streamer Adin Ross.—
Zach Powell,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
Noun
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There will be more punches to absorb in what has been the defining series of the second round.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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However, there’s usually an honor code with that – nothing else but punches and giving the fight crowd a show.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
Noun
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Walter Fredenhagen was the founder of the Cock Robin ice cream parlor chain.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Precariously balanced on the very tip of Coney Island, Sea Gate, where I was raised, is surrounded by water on three sides and divided from the rest of the world by a two-story chain link fence.—
Gabrielle Glancy,
Rolling Stone,
9 May 2026
Verb
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In asking the state for budget help, the Mamdani administration wants the NYC Passthrough Entity tax credit chopped from 100 percent to 75 percent, with the city keeping the other 25 percent.—
Amethyst Martinez,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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Recipe information Mix 1 shallot, finely chopped, juice of 1 lime, and a pinch of kosher salt in a bowl and let sit.—
Nina Moskowitz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 May 2026
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“Cuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuff. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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