cuff

IPA(Pronunciation)

/kʌf/

Verb

transitive intransitive

Japanese Meaning

（他動詞）平手で打つ、特に頭部に向けて叱責を込めて一発打つ / （自動詞）喧嘩をする、乱闘する、ボクシングとして戦う / （他動詞）激しく打撃を与える、打ち震わせる

She cuffed him on the back of the head for being careless.

彼女は不注意だった彼の後頭部を平手で叩いた。

Sense（1）

(transitive) To hit, as a reproach, particularly with the open palm to the head; to slap.

I swear I'll cuff you, if you strike again.

Sense（2）

(intransitive) To fight; to scuffle; to box.

While the peers cuff to make the rabble sport.

Sense（3）

To buffet.

cuffed by the gale

cuffs

（ present singular third-person ）

cuffing

（ participle present ）

cuffed

（ participle past ）

cuffed

（ past ）