Cuff and Nail

Cuff

Cuff verb - Confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs.

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Nail and cuff are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nail" instead the word "Cuff" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: cuffed, cuffing

Nail verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.

Usage example: the boxer nailed his opponent with a devastating left hook

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Cuff and nail are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cuff" instead the word "Nail" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: nailed, nailer, nailing

enemy	cuff enemy	nail enemy
hands	cuff hands	nail hands

Also the Alpha vampire; when he's captured and strapped to a chair, he uses a particularly long nail to cut through the leather cuff holding one arm.

Source: Femme Fatalons
Chekhov's Gun: At the beginning of the book Ridcully makes an off-the-cuff remark: Ridcully: Get hold of something like someone's nail clipping and you've get 'em under your control.

Source: Discworld / Hogfather

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