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cuffed

/kʌft/

Meanings
  • Verb

    To fasten or secure (someone's arms) with a pair of cuffs, typically those connected by a short length of chain.

    - "The police officer cuffed the suspect and read him his rights."
    - "After being caught shoplifting, the teenager was cuffed and taken to the station."
  • Verb

    To affix or attach (something) with cuffs.

    - "The curator cuffed the valuable painting to the wall to prevent it from being stolen."
    - "The sailor cuffed the rope to the cleat to secure it."

Rhymes
Words rhyming with cuffed
tuffet , rough hewet , muffet , puffet
Variants
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cuff , cuffed , cuffing , cuffs , flex-cuff , flex-cuffed , flex-cuffing , flex-cuffs
Etymology
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From the Old French word 'cuffe', meaning 'sleeve' or 'end of a sleeve'. The term came to mean 'handcuff' due to the cuffs being attached to the end of a sleeve or strap.


Trivia
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  1. Handcuffs were first patented in the United States in 1807.

  2. The term 'cufflinks' comes from the small links that were used to connect the cuffs of a shirt.


Related Concepts
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  1. Handcuffs: A device used to secure someone's arms behind their back, typically used by law enforcement officers.

  2. Arrest: The legal process of taking someone into custody, usually initiated when a person is suspected of committing a crime.


Culture
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Cuffed has been used extensively in literature and art to depict law enforcement and crime scenes. It is also a common term in popular culture, often used in music and movies.

How to Memorize "cuffed"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a police officer putting handcuffs on someone's wrists.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'cuffed' with the image of handcuffs or being arrested.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic by remembering the phrase 'Cops Cuff Criminals' to help remember the meaning of the word.


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