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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Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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—Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 23 Apr. 2025
Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 21 Apr. 2025
There are also cuffed denim shorts, bangle bracelet sets, timeless bikinis, and a standout pair of satin Mary Jane pumps that could easily pass for a Christian Louboutin Cassia Lace-Up dupe.
—Robyn Merrett, StyleCaster, 18 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The mitts feature a long cuff to protect your arms from the heat.
—Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Bose
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$299
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The open-ear design of these Bose earbuds is inspired by ear cuffs.
—Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
But what caught our eye was Parker’s pants situation: a pair of skinny gray jeans, cuffed once to the calf to make a DIY pair of capris.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 21 Apr. 2025
There are also cuffed denim shorts, bangle bracelet sets, timeless bikinis, and a standout pair of satin Mary Jane pumps that could easily pass for a Christian Louboutin Cassia Lace-Up dupe.
—Robyn Merrett, StyleCaster, 18 Apr. 2025
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Better yet, Williams and his board managed it all without socking owners with big assessments, even as construction costs soared and insurance rates for condos in South Florida doubled and even tripled.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2025
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But Trump moved more swiftly than expected in socking some imports with tariffs, including a 25% levy on steel and aluminum; 20% on all shipments from China; and up to 25% on goods from Canada and Mexico that aren’t covered by a 2020 trade deal among the U.S. and those nations.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
12 Mar. 2025
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On Sunday, Naoya Inoue takes on Ramon Cardenas in a fight that will hopefully salvage the weekend for boxing fans who were hoping for an excellent three-day stretch of high-profile fights.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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They were boxed up and stored away… for the next 60 years.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
3 May 2025
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Local News In 2020, Jennifer Vasquez alleged he was kicked, slapped and shoved by husband In a 2020 protective order, Jennifer Vasquez alleged that her husband verbally abused, kicked, slapped, and shoved her.—
Mikenzie Frost,
Baltimore Sun,
1 May 2025
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The film, a part of the sprawling Marvel franchise, was approved for release in China before Washington and Beijing slapped tit-for-tat tariffs on each other.—
Casey Hall and Sophie Yu,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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One of my biggest complaints while testing these knives was about food sticking to the sides while chopping.—
Molly Higgins,
Wired News,
2 May 2025
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Schedules chopped apart by 18 months and one death are a fair guess for accounting.—
Justin Curto,
Vulture,
1 May 2025
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That number has since swelled to 19, the latest being Eugenio Suárez, who belted four over the fence for the Diamondbacks last Saturday.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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As if to make the point even more powerfully, on the same day that the Red Sox were dropping a 4-3 decision to the Mariners tallying only four hits, Anthony belted his fifth home run of the season for the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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That trend already spiraled into real-world hostility in 2024; while the song played at a bar in Germany, a crowd reportedly yelled slurs at a Black woman and punched her in the face, with one man allegedly Nazi-saluting.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
30 Apr. 2025
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Niemann punched his ticket to the U.S. Open at Oakmont in June with his win in Mexico City.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Guests can also hop a free shuttle to the hotel’s sister property, Skylark Negril Beach Resort, smack on Seven Mile Beach.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Someone on the other team took a shot at him, and the puck tipped right under his visor and hit him in the eye, squarely smacking him right in the eyeball.—
Meredith Wilshere,
People.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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And in Game 5, Doncic injured his back, James knocked knees and Reaves struggled with his outside shot and ability to create separation off drives.—
Dan Woike,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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Besides, Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick knock their respective roles out of the park, and if nothing else, the movie’s suiting deserves to be admired (especially given the dress code of this year’s Met Gala).—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
2 May 2025
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“Cuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuff. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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