cuffed

verb

past tense of cuff
as in slapped

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Recent Examples of cuffed Whyte pulled the driver out of the car and cuffed him while the other officers moved to cuff Rivera. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuffed
  1. slapped
  2. punched
  3. chopped
  4. assaulted
  5. smacked
  6. knocked
  7. socked
  8. swatted
Verb
  • New York Mets rookie Jefry Yan jumped high in the air with his feet spread apart, landed on the front of the mound and then slapped the grass with his left hand while briefly going to a knee.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Trump first slapped a 39 percent levy on Swiss exports in August 2025; eventually, that sky-high figure was reduced to 15 percent last November.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 31 July 2026
Definition of slapped
Verb
  • As the train doors were about to close, the pair exited the train, facing off against each other, and the assailant punched the victim in the face.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • During the fight, Collins told detectives, his cousin punched his sister and threatened to kill them.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of punched
Verb
  • Pulse just until the dry ingredients are incorporated and the almonds are very lightly chopped.
    — Laura Mclively, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The lettuce was processed, including being chopped or shredded, in central Mexico, Taylor Farms said.
    — Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of chopped
Verb
  • Police said the suspect broke into the home, physically assaulted a resident and fled with several items.
    — Harry Harris, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • In 2024, the US paused all avocado imports from the state for more than a week after two US avocado inspectors were assaulted and detained at a police roadblock.
    — Michael Rios, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of assaulted
Verb
  • Wood stayed in the game for a lengthy bottom of the seventh, during which Phillies outfielder Derek Hill smacked a go-ahead grand slam to stir the crowd at Citizens Bank Park.
    — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Almost two years ago, China’s east coast was smacked by one of the strongest storms in decades, which temporarily halted container operations at both Shanghai and Ningbo ports.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 8 July 2026
Definition of smacked
Verb
  • The subsequent drop, as well as a decline in the shares of Musk’s electric vehicle company Tesla, have knocked his wealth down to $783 billion, according to Forbes.
    — Bernard Condon, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Ezequiel Duran drove in four runs, the last on a game-ending double, and the Texas Rangers beat the San Francisco Giants 5-4 on Tuesday night to snap a season-worst six-game losing streak that knocked them out of the AL West lead.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of knocked
Verb
  • Yordan Alvarez socked his 34th home run in the eighth inning, a tiebreaking two-run shot that lifted the Houston Astros to a 5-2 victory over the visiting Miami Marlins and a sweep of the three-game interleague series.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
  • Contreras socked 'em into the rarified air of the left field upper deck.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Definition of socked
Verb
  • Salaun was convinced that Stokes, who was a game-high plus-30, swatted five shots.
    — Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Coney Barrett shared her experience bringing home a bulletproof vest and having her house swatted, or subject to false police reports.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 15 July 2026
Definition of swatted

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