Cuff and Douse

Cuff

Cuff noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.
Usage example: the mama cat would give her kittens a cuff with a paw whenever they played too rough
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Synonyms for Cuff

Douse and cuff are semantically related. (British) In some cases you can use "Douse" instead a noun "Cuff".

Nearby Words: cuffed, cuffing

Douse

Douse noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.
Usage example: those soccer hooligans need a sound douse or two from a police officer's club

Cuff and douse are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cuff" instead a noun "Douse".

Nearby Word: dousing

Common collocations

man cuff man douse man
enemy cuff enemy douse enemy
hands cuff hands douse hands
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