cuffing
Americannoun
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the act of putting handcuffs or other restraints on someone or of having them put on.
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the act of rolling one's shirt or pant cuffs up, or the resulting rolls of fabric.
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the act of entering into a romantic relationship (usually used in the phrase cuffing season).
Example Sentences
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If you’re single, it’s easy for cuffing season and the slew of end-of-year gatherings to turn you into a holiday Grinch.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2022
Christmon told investigators that the minute-long cuffing was not unlike his attempts to engage children he encountered on the beat — whether through squirt gun battles or foot races — and offer them life guidance.
From Washington Post • Sep. 2, 2022
Dr. Genden also transplanted the cricoid, cartilage cuffing the trachea, supplanting Ms. Sein’s completely destroyed cricoid.
From New York Times • Apr. 6, 2021
If you go to a bar in New York during cuffing season, you will overhear long discussions about if “I should say ‘hi’ back?”
From The Guardian • Oct. 2, 2016
“Here, wait a minute,” said Hazel, cuffing them off.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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