Thesaurus: cuff

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1. v. t. To strike; esp., to smite with the palm or flat of the hand; to slap.
2. v. t. To buffet.
3. v. i. To fight; to scuffle; to box.
4. n. A blow; esp.,, a blow with the open hand; a box; a slap.
5. n. The fold at the end of a sleeve; the part of a sleeve turned back from the hand.
6. n. 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.
7. n. the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg
8. n. shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs
9. v. hit with the hand
10. v. confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs
11. v. to get involved in a relationship with another person
12. 1. To strike; esp., to smite with the palm or flat of the hand; to slap. I swear I'll cuff you, if you strike again. Shak. They with their quills did all the hurt they could, And cuffed the tender chickens from their food. Dryden. 2. To buffet. "Cuffed by the gale." Tennyson. To fight; to scuffle; to box. While the peers cuff to make the rabble sport. Dryden. A blow; esp.,, a blow with the open hand; a box; a slap. Snatcheth his sword, and fiercely to him flies; Who well it wards, and quitten cuff with cuff. Spenser. Many a bitter kick and cuff. Hudibras. 1. The fold at the end of a sleeve; the part of a sleeve turned back from the hand. He would visit his mistress in a morning gown, band,short cuffs, and a peaked beard. Arbuthnot. 2. 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.