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Meaning of 'cuff' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Cuff [ n.]
- A blow; esp.,, a blow with the open hand; a box; a slap.
- The fold at the end of a sleeve; the part of a sleeve turned back from the hand.
- Any ornamental appendage at the wrist, whether attached to the sleeve of the garment or separate; especially, in modern times, such an appendage of starched linen, or a substitute for it of paper, or the like.
2 . Cuff [ v. i.]
- To fight; to scuffle; to box.
3 . Cuff [ v. t.]
- To strike; esp., to smite with the palm or flat of the hand; to slap.
- To buffet.

Meaning of 'cuff' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . cuff [ v]
Meaning (1):
- confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs
Example in sentence:
  • The police handcuffed the suspect at the scene of the crime

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