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
Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 17 Jan. 2025
The brand plays with light and dark contrasts with a denim suit and wide-leg jeans with a deep cuff.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 13 Jan. 2025
Leilah Babirye, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
How do those cuffing season metrics compare to our hot girl summer metrics?
—Jonquilyn Hill, Vox, 27 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The edge of the cuff should be on the exterior of the compressed coat—pull it over the rest of the coat to secure the roll.
—Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 17 Jan. 2025
The brand plays with light and dark contrasts with a denim suit and wide-leg jeans with a deep cuff.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 13 Jan. 2025
Verb
The nearly six-foot-tall woman appears calm, but her hands are cuffed behind her back by metal chains—a startling contrast against the warm cedar.
—Leilah Babirye, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
How do those cuffing season metrics compare to our hot girl summer metrics?
—Jonquilyn Hill, Vox, 27 Dec. 2024
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One wild card: Northern Virginia was socked on Monday with the region’s biggest snowstorm in three years.—
Reid J. Epstein,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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Americans socked by high inflation have cut their discretionary spending, and restaurants, in particular, have taken it on the chin.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
30 Dec. 2024
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The left-back is forced to go backwards and exchange passes with Gray, but they are boxed towards the touchline by Sterling and Partey, with Havertz still on the goalkeeper and Timber marking Bergvall.—
Ahmed Walid,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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These defensive assignments are often offered as a direct reason why Williams isn’t as visible on the glass, forcing him to commit to boxing out his assignment rather than pursuing rebounds.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Jan. 2025
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Newsom greeted Trump with a handshake, and the president slapped him on the back.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
25 Jan. 2025
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President Trump has threatened to slap tariffs as high as 100% on Chinese goods if Beijing refuses to allow a sale of TikTok.—
Haleluya Hadero,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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Packages of cucumbers—that had been either chopped, sliced, or speared—had initially been recalled last month amid fears they may be contaminated with the potentially deadly food poising bug.—
John Mac Ghlionn,
Newsweek,
14 Jan. 2025
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The menu also includes fish and chicken sandwiches, wings, milkshakes, chopped salads and more.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
13 Jan. 2025
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The Calvin Klein belted shirtdress is a fabulous option for many reasons.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Jan. 2025
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Remarkable how harmoniously the legacy media can belt out a tune, even one that suddenly breaks out after midnight.—
Andrew C. McCarthy,
National Review,
14 Jan. 2025
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The Irish inched farther into field goal range over the next 26 seconds to set up kicker Mitch Jeter’s game winner from 41 yards out, punching their ticket to the national championship game.—
Scott Dochterman,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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One of Brown's entourage reportedly used a homophobic slur against Ocean, and Brown allegedly punched Ocean and threatened to shoot him, according to an incident report TMZ obtained.—
Alex Heigl,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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Barkley smacked them for 296 yards and four TDs in the regular season.—
Bill Reinhard,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2025
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During that period, Ichiro smacked 2,533 of his 3,089 Major League hits, ranking him 25th on MLB’s all-time hits list.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
21 Jan. 2025
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But Keys was able to knock the tennis titan off balance with a stunning opening match, eventually winning the whole tournament in the final set, which was tied till the very end.—
Mansee Khurana,
NPR,
25 Jan. 2025
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And in this case, Homeland Security is knocking on states’ doors.—
Ana Ceballos,
Miami Herald,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Cuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuff. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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