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
Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2025
The dress has gorgeous puff sleeves, which Kelly Clarkson recently wore, along with cuffs that help trap heat.
—Nicol Natale, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Jan. 2025
The light gray pants are soft, comfortable and cuffed at the bottom.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 7 Jan. 2025
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Noun
This $25 jacket at Amazon has an oversized hood, pockets deep enough to fit your hands, and thumbholes in the cuffs.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2025
The dress has gorgeous puff sleeves, which Kelly Clarkson recently wore, along with cuffs that help trap heat.
—Nicol Natale, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Verb
Apply Enzyme Stain Remover Apply an enzyme stain remover to the stained collar (and cuffs, if necessary).
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Jan. 2025
The light gray pants are soft, comfortable and cuffed at the bottom.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 7 Jan. 2025
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Verb
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The second of a pair of major winter storms socked the Midwest and the Plains on Wednesday, blanketing Chicago with snow, causing vehicle crashes and slide-offs in Nebraska and icing roads in Missouri.—
Patrick Smith,
NBC News,
12 Feb. 2025
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Elsewhere, people were digging out on Sunday from the snowstorm that socked the Midwest and the Northeast on Saturday night into Sunday morning.—
Kenton Gewecke,
ABC News,
9 Feb. 2025
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Donald Trump is serious about boxing China out of the Arctic.—
Ryan P. Burke,
Orlando Sentinel,
14 Feb. 2025
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The corporate purchasing of homes nationwide has for years stirred criticism among affordable housing advocates that companies are boxing regular people out of homeownership in their own neighborhoods.—
Emily Mahoney,
Miami Herald,
12 Feb. 2025
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On the red carpet of the American Black Film Festival Honors in Los Angeles on Feb. 17, the 75-year-old actress told PEOPLE about filming the moment in which her character, Patti, slapped her daughter Angela (Taraji P. Henson) across the face during a heated confrontation on season 2 of Eli Stone.—
Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
18 Feb. 2025
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Just ask comedian Chris Rock, who was unceremoniously slapped by Will Smith during the 2022 Oscars after cracking a joke about the actor's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Cut the cabbage into thin strips (or use a grater), julienne the carrots and mango, and chop the cilantro.—
Jessica Fields,
Essence,
21 Feb. 2025
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Virgo teaches us that spiritual work is not always grand or mystical but often found in the repetition of simple, necessary tasks: chop wood, carry water.—
Colin Bedell,
Them,
18 Feb. 2025
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Amid her first climb, Jesse feels a spiritual connection to nature and is left aching for more, belting out songs of her new revelations and ambitions.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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To naysayers, Lamar was too verbose, too political, too obscure for pop music’s biggest stage, which has typically featured culturally safe icons belting universally beloved anthems to the stadium rafters.—
Andrew R. Chow,
TIME,
10 Feb. 2025
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When the ball found the bottom of the cup at 18, Aberg clenched his fist, punched the air, hugged his caddie and smiled.—
Kirk Kenney,
Orlando Sentinel,
17 Feb. 2025
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The United States has already punched its ticket to the final.—
Richard Deitsch,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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Reese smacked Clark in the head with her arm while trying to block a shot in their first WNBA meeting June 1.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
14 Feb. 2025
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The future — mechanical, intelligent, overwhelming — is today smacking us in the face.—
Colin Demarest,
Axios,
5 Feb. 2025
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Someone knocked on the Malibu, drawing Jeff back out of the car.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2025
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Although the bullet didn't penetrate Yarl's brain, the impact knocked him to the ground.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Cuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuff. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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