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cuff

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Noun

  1. Glove; mitten
  2. The end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist.
  3. The end of a pants leg when folded up.
  4. A surgical procedure in which parts of the body that were not previously connected are stitched together.
  5. A handcuff.
  6. A blow, especially with the open hand; a box; a slap.
  7. The scruff of the neck.

Verb

  1. To furnish with cuffs.
  2. To handcuff.
  3. To enter into a committed romantic relationship with (someone).
  4. To hit, as a reproach, particularly with the open palm to the head; to slap.
  5. To fight; to scuffle; to box.
  6. To buffet.

Proper noun

  1. A surname.

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