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Synonyms for cuff
kʌfcuff
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
cuff
A blow is a sudden impact, as of a fist or a club; a stroke is a sweeping movement; as, the stroke of a sword, of an oar, of the arm in swimming. A shock is the sudden encounter with some heavy body; as, colliding railway-trains meet with a shock; the shock of battle. A slap is given with the open hand, a lash with a whip, thong, or the like; we speak also of the cut of a whip. A buffet or cuff is given only with the hand; a blow either with hand or weapon. A cuff is a somewhat sidelong blow, generally with the open hand; as, a cuff or box on the ear. A stripe is the effect or mark of a stroke. In the metaphorical sense, blow is used for sudden, stunning, staggering calamity or sorrow; stroke for sweeping disaster, and also for sweeping achievement and success. We say a stroke of paralysis, or a stroke of genius. We speak of the buffets of adverse fortune. Shock is used of that which is at once sudden, violent, and prostrating; we speak of a shock of electricity, the shock of an amputation, a shock of surprise. Compare BEAT.
Synonyms:
blow, box, buffet, calamity, concussion, cut, disaster, knock, lash, misfortune, rap, shock, stripe, stroke, thump
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Princeton's WordNet
cuff, turnupnoun
the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg
handcuff, cuff, handlock, manacleverb
shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs
cuff, whompverb
hit with the hand
manacle, cuff, handcuffverb
confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs
"The police handcuffed the suspect at the scene of the crime"
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#451 | box | |
#1324 | cut | |
#2540 | blow | |
#4134 | disaster | |
#4602 | shock | |
#5586 | stroke | |
#5787 | bracelet | |
#5857 | rap | |
#8080 | hose | |
#8114 | punch | |
#8769 | wrist | |
#9810 | knock | |
#10147 | buffet | |
#11575 | stripe | |
#14945 | cuff | |
#17484 | slap | |
#18963 | hustle | |
#21165 | smack | |
#29725 | lash | |
#31190 | misfortune | |
#34052 | calamity | |
#41588 | thump | |
#46484 | concussion | |
#82983 | handcuff | |
#109335 | pummel | |
#194522 | whomp |
How to use cuff in a sentence?
All the comments you hear are off the cuff, i never know what is coming so my reactions are 100 % authentic. I think this is one of the reasons this is all so enjoyable.
I think the feeling is, if he goes out and talk more, he is simply going to add fuel to the fire, that's part of why we are not hearing him, as people are afraid of what he will say -- people meaning his advisers -- what he will say off the cuff in an interview.
This is not something that should be done off-the-cuff by the President of the United States just looking for a cheap shot at his predecessor.
For a British home secretary to accuse and castigate ordinary people when the facts of this incident are not yet even known is shocking and disturbing, this is not simply a careless, off-the-cuff emotional response. It is a misleading, opportunistic smoke screen concocted to deflect attention from the multiple warnings Clare Mosley has had about what was clearly going to happen at Napier Barracks.
Women are going to choose the next president, they care very much about all kinds of issues. National security is a main issue, soccer moms of yesterday are security moms of today, i know he's made some off-the-cuff comments. I certainly don't condone them, but I know the sense of un-comfortability as a Republican, I think, we need to concentrate on things we agree with, we need to come together in a unified party.
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- маншет, ръкавела, пляскамBulgarian
- punyCatalan, Valencian
- manžetaCzech
- manchetDanish
- ManschetteGerman
- ρεβέρGreek
- manumoEsperanto
- ruedo, puño, abofetearSpanish
- lahkeenkäänne, läimäyttää, hihansuu, kalvosin, housunkäänneFinnish
- gifler, manchette, souffleterFrench
- bann-dùirnScottish Gaelic
- חֵפֶתHebrew
- mandzsettaHungarian
- カフ, 袖口Japanese
- плеснува, манжетна, удира шлаканицаMacedonian
- manchetDutch
- mansjettNorwegian Nynorsk
- mansjettNorwegian
- mankietPolish
- barra, punhoPortuguese
- манжета, обшлагRussian
- manschettSwedish
- manşetTurkish
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