"cuff up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: cuffs up [present, singular, third-person], cuffing up [participle, present], cuffed up [participle, past], cuffed up [past]
Head templates: {{en-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). Tags: informal, transitive
    Sense id: en-cuff_up-en-verb-XCqB-9dr
  2. (transitive) To cuff (something) (to furnish with cuffs). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-cuff_up-en-verb-PJVI12Ns
  3. (transitive) To suspend (someone) and bind their hands above their head, as punishment. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-cuff_up-en-verb-JBsePLpi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 20 67 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 18 22 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 20 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 16 68

Inflected forms

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