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cuffing up

cuffing up is the present participle and gerund of cuff up.

Meaning of cuff up

Verb

cuff up (third-person singular simple present cuffs up, present participle cuffing up, simple past and past participle cuffed up)

  1. (informal, transitive) To handcuff (someone).
  2. (transitive) To cuff (something) (to furnish with cuffs).
  3. (transitive) To suspend (someone) and bind their hands above their head, as punishment.

Questions about cuffing up

What is cuffing up the present participle and gerund of?
Cuffing up is the present participle and gerund of cuff up.

Words near cuffing up in the dictionary

  1. cuffin
  2. cuffing
  3. cuffing out
  4. cuffing season
  5. cuffing seasons
  6. cuffing up
  7. cuffings
  8. cuffins
  9. cuffless
  10. cufflessness
  11. Cuffley

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