Cuff and Pound

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

Nearby Words: cuffed, cuffing

Pound noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.

Usage example: give the nail a final pound with the hammer

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

Nearby Words: pounded, pounding, poundage, pounder

cuff enemy

pound enemy

Just one example is Harold being inspired to make his (in)famous 'pound in your pocket' speech by an off-the-cuff remark from his Soviet handler.

Source: Literature / Agent Lavender

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