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cuff 1
(kŭf)n.
1.
a. A fold used as trimming at the bottom of a sleeve.
b. A band, often having an opening with a button closure, at the bottom of a sleeve.
2. The turned-up fold at the bottom of a trouser leg.
3. The band at the top of a sock.
4. The part of a glove that extends over the wrist.
5. A bracelet consisting of a curved, open-ended band, as of metal or resin, that fits the wrist firmly without a clasp.
6. A handcuff.
7. Medicine An inflatable band, usually wrapped around the upper arm, that is used along with a sphygmomanometer in measuring arterial blood pressure.
tr.v. cuffed, cuff·ing, cuffs
Idioms: 1. To form a cuff or cuffs on.
2. To put handcuffs on.
off the cuff
In an extemporaneous or informal manner.
on the cuff
On credit.
[Middle English cuffe, mitten.]
cuff 2
(kŭf)tr.v. cuffed, cuff·ing, cuffs
To strike with or as if with the open hand; slap.
n.
A blow or slap with the open hand.
[Origin unknown.]
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cuff
(kʌf)n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) the part of a sleeve nearest the hand, sometimes turned back and decorative
2. (Clothing & Fashion) the part of a gauntlet or glove that extends past the wrist
3. (Clothing & Fashion) US and Canadian and Austral the turned-up fold at the bottom of some trouser legs. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): turn-up
4. off the cuff informal improvised; extemporary
[C14 cuffe glove, of obscure origin]
cuff
(kʌf)vb
(tr) to strike with an open hand
n
a blow of this kind
[C16: of obscure origin]
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cuff1
(kʌf)n.
1. a fold or band serving as a trim or finish, esp. at the bottom of a sleeve.
2. the turned-up fold at the bottom of a trouser leg.
3. the part of a glove that extends over the wrist.
4. a handcuff.
5. a band of muscle encircling a joint.
6. an inflatable wrap placed around the upper arm and used in conjunction with a device for recording blood pressure.
v.t. 7. to make a cuff on.
8. to handcuff.
Idioms: 1. off the cuff, Informal. extemporaneously; on the spur of the moment.
2. on the cuff, Slang. on credit.
[1350–1400; Middle English cuffe mitten; perhaps akin to Old English cuffie cap]
cuff2
(kʌf)v.t.
1. to strike, esp. with the open hand.
n. 2. a blow with the fist or the open hand.
[1520–30; perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Low German kuffen, Norwegian, Swedish dial. kuffa to push, shove]
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cuff
Past participle: cuffed
Gerund: cuffing
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| Noun | 1. |  cuff - the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or legfacing - a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening overlap, lap - a flap that lies over another part; "the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches" leg - a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg sleeve, arm - the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm trouser cuff - a cuff on the bottoms of trouser legs |
| 2. |  cuff - shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs | |
| Verb | 1. | cuff - hit with the hand slap - hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand; "The impatient teacher slapped the student"; "a gunshot slapped him on the forehead" |
| 2. |  cuff - confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs; "The police handcuffed the suspect at the scene of the crime" |
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cuff
1 nounoff the cuff (Informal)
1. impromptu, spontaneous, improvised, offhand, unrehearsed, extempore I didn't mean any offence. It was just an off-the-cuff remark.
2. without preparation, spontaneously, impromptu, offhand, on the spur of the moment, ad lib, extempore, off the top of your head He was speaking off the cuff when he made this suggestion.
cuff
2verb
noun
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cuff
verbnoun
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Translations
طيّة أو ثِنية السروالكُفّةلَطمَه، صفْعَـهيَصفَع، يَلطـميضع الأصفاد في اليديْن
manžetapolíčekpolíčkovatspoutatudeřit
daskdaskehåndjernmanchetombuk
hihansuu
mandzsetta
buxnauppbrotermalíninglöîrungalöîrungur
aproceatlokspļaukapļaukātuzlikt roku dzelžus
manžetanasadiť putá
cuff
1 [kʌf]A. N → bofetada f
B. VT → abofetear
cuff
2 [kʌf] N [of sleeve] → puño m (US) [of trousers] → vuelta f cuffs (= handcuffs) → esposas fploff the cuff (as adv) → de improviso; (as adj) → improvisado
see also off-the-cuff
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
cuff
[ˈkʌf] n
[shirt] → manchette f; [coat] → poignet m
off the cuff adv (without forethought) [reply, remark] → de manière improvisée, au pied levé off-the-cuff
off the cuff adv (without forethought) [reply, remark] → de manière improvisée, au pied levé off-the-cuff
[trousers] → revers m
(= blow) → tape m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
cuff
1n
(US: of trousers) → (Hosen)aufschlag m
usu pl (inf: = handcuff) → Handschelle f
cuff
2n (= blow) → Klaps m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
cuff
1 [kʌf]1. n (blow) → schiaffo
cuff
2 [kʌf] n (of shirt, coat) → polsino (Am) (of trousers) → risvoltooff the cuff (fig) → improvvisando
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
cuff1
(kaf) noun1. the end of the sleeve (of a shirt, coat etc) near the wrist. Does your shirt have buttons on the cuffs?
2. (especially American) the turned-up part of a trouser leg.
(also handcuff)verb to put handcuffs on (a person). The police cuffed the criminal.
ˈcufflinks noun plural two ornamental buttons etc joined by a small bar, chain etc used to fasten a shirt cuff.
cuff2
(kaf) noun a blow with the open hand. a cuff on the ear.
verb to give such a blow. He cuffed him on the head.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
cuff
n. manguito, tejido fibroso que rodea una articulación;
rotator ___ → ___ rotador, músculo tendinoso;
rotator ___ tear → ruptura del ___ rotador.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
cuff
n manguito; blood pressure — manguito del tensiómetro, manguito del dispositivo para medir la presión; rotator — manguito rotadorEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.