| NOUN | artifact | cuff, turnup | the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg |
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| artifact | cuff, handcuff, handlock, manacle | shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist | |
| VERB | contact | cuff, whomp | hit with the hand |
| contact | cuff, manacle, handcuff | confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs |
| Sounds | kah'f | |
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| Rhymes | aleph ... woodruff: 40 rhymes with ahf... | |
| Meaning | The lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg. | |
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| Synonym | turnup | |
| Part of | leg | A cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg |
| sleeve, arm | The part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm | |
| Parts | facing | A lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening |
| Narrower | trouser cuff | A cuff on the bottoms of trouser legs |
| Broader | lap, overlap | A flap that lies over another part |
| Spanish | puño, ruedo | |
| Catalan | puny | |
| Meaning | shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs. | |
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| Synonyms | handcuff, handlock, manacle | |
| Broader | shackle, bond, hamper, trammel | A restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) |
| Spanish | esposas, manilla | |
| Catalan | manilles | |
| Verbs | cuff | confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs |
| Meaning | hit with the hand. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | The fighter managed to cuff his opponent | |
| Synonym | whomp | |
| Broader | slap | hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand |
| Spanish | abofetear, dar un manotazo | |
| Catalan | bufetejar, plantofejar | |
| Meaning | Confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | They want to cuff the prisoners | |
| Example | "The police handcuffed the suspect at the scene of the crime" | |
| Synonyms | manacle, handcuff | |
| Broader | fetter, shackle | Restrain with fetters |
| Spanish | esposar | |
| Catalan | emmanillar | |
| Nouns | cuff | shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist |
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