1 cuff
/ˈkʌf/
noun
plural
cuffs
1 cuff
/ˈkʌf/
noun
plural
cuffs
Britannica Dictionary definition of CUFF
1
2
[count]
US
:
a piece of cloth at the bottom of a pant leg that is folded up
— called also (British) turn-up
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3
[count]
:
something that goes around a person's arm like the cuff of a sleeve
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She wore a cuff bracelet.
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The nurse put a blood-pressure cuff [=a cuff that measures blood pressure] on his arm.
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— see also rotator cuff
4
cuffs
[plural]
:
-
The police led him away in cuffs.
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off the cuff
:
without being prepared in advance
:
without planning or preparation
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He talked/spoke off the cuff about his work on the project.
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I had to give the speech off the cuff.
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— see also off-the-cuff
— cuffed
adjective
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a blouse with cuffed sleeves
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cuffed pants
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2 cuff
/ˈkʌf/
verb
cuffs;
cuffed;
cuffing
2 cuff
/ˈkʌf/
verb
cuffs;
cuffed;
cuffing
Britannica Dictionary definition of CUFF
[+ object]
:
to put (someone) in handcuffs
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He was cuffed and led away.
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3 cuff
/ˈkʌf/
verb
cuffs;
cuffed;
cuffing
3 cuff
/ˈkʌf/
verb
cuffs;
cuffed;
cuffing
Britannica Dictionary definition of CUFF
[+ object]
:
to hit (someone or something) with the palm of your hand
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She cuffed the boy on the head/ear.
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— cuff
noun,
plural
cuffs
[count]
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She gave him a cuff on the head/ear.
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