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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
  • Since the beginning of the year, his administration has slapped sanctions regularly on Cuban officials, government enterprises and military companies and has cut off oil supplies to the Cuban government.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The Tigers got slapped by a 76-yard touchdown on the second play of the game.
    — PJ Green September 20, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of slapped
Verb
  • Police said Warren punched a 15-year-old and caused a minor injury to the teen’s parent.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Their job is to reduce the world to a series of numbers that can be punched into increasingly complex statistical equations and published in esoteric journals with high barriers to entry and minuscule readerships.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of punched
Verb
  • Return the meatballs to the skillet along with the reserved pineapple tidbits and ½ cup chopped green bell pepper.
    — Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Step 2 Add 2 large onions, finely chopped, 6 garlic cloves, finely chopped, and 1 tsp.
    — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of chopped
Verb
  • The suspects then forced the clerk into a rear employee office at gunpoint, where the clerk was allegedly assaulted, according to police.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 23 Sep. 2026
  • During which he was physically assaulted and told that in no uncertain terms that this was coming from the captain.
    — Jim DeFede, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of assaulted
Verb
  • Contreras smacked Young’s sinker 403 feet to left to lead off the fourth for his 18th homer.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • That stretch started with the doubleheader sweep of the Detroit Tigers earlier this month, when Bazzana smacked a tying homer and a walk-off single in the nightcap.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of smacked
Verb
  • On a recent weekend in Lee's district about 50 days before the election, members from the Culinary Union, the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations knocked on voters' doors, hoping to sway those still undecided.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • In the fifth round, the champion landed a powerful right-hand punch that knocked Pantoja down.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of knocked
Verb
  • Another bout of brutal heat and energy-sapping humidity socked Southern California on Thursday, continuing what has been a remarkably muggy summer that’s brought wildfires, coastal erosion, record-breaking temperatures and general misery.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The same goes for the rancor socked across by Graham (so memorable in Adolescence), whose Toby looks about ready to headbutt Miguel at any moment.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of socked
Verb
  • But the justices swatted aside that order, too, without explanation.
    — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Salaun was convinced that Stokes, who was a game-high plus-30, swatted five shots.
    — Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of swatted

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“Cuffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuffed. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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