Thesaurus results for CUFF

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noun (1)

ˈkəf

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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noun (2)

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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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

In one case, a teacher from Nazareth says she was arrested and held blindfolded in a police car overnight, her hands and feet cuffed, for posting a video of herself on TikTok dancing with a time stamp of Oct. 7. —

Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Jan. 2025 The social media personality is currently cuffed, so who is the lucky woman? —

Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 9 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for cuff

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Verb

And countries whose shipments to the U.S. are socked with tariffs could retaliate with their own levies on U.S. exports, further denting the economy.

— Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
When Jagger arrived at Altamont in a helicopter, a fan socked him in the face.

— Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025