Cuff (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a fold or band serving as a trimming or finish for the bottom of a sleeve.
  2. a turned-up fold, as at the bottom of a trouser leg.
  3. the part of a gauntlet or long glove that extends over the wrist.
  4. a separate or detachable band or piece of fabric worn about the wrist, inside or outside of the sleeve.
  5. an elasticized, ribbed, or reinforced band at the top of a sock or stocking.
  6. a band of leather or other material, wider than a collar, sewed around the outside of the top of a shoe or boot to serve as a trimming or finish.
  7. a handcuff: I accessorized my costume with cuffs, a badge, and a toy gun.
  8. rotator cuff.
  9. a horizontal strip of veneer used as an ornament on a leg.
  10. an inflatable wrap placed around the upper arm and used in conjunction with a device for recording blood pressure.
verb (used with object)
  1. to make a cuff or cuffs on: to cuff a pair of trousers.
  2. to put handcuffs on: The officer was quick to cuff the suspect and read him his rights.
  3. to start an exclusive relationship with: You’ve gotta cuff her if you want to keep her.
Idioms
  1. off the cuff, Informal.
    • extemporaneously; on the spur of the moment: She made those comments off the cuff, and they came back to haunt her later.
    • unofficially or informally: I'm telling you this strictly off the cuff.
  2. on the cuff, Slang.
    • with the promise of future payment; on credit.
    • without charge; with no payment expected: He enjoyed his meal the more because it was on the cuff.
verb (used with object)
  1. to strike with the open hand; beat; buffet.
noun
  1. a blow with the fist or the open hand; buffet.
noun
  1. the part of a sleeve nearest the hand, sometimes turned back and decorative
  2. the part of a gauntlet or glove that extends past the wrist
  3. the turned-up fold at the bottom of some trouser legs
  4. improvised; extemporary
verb
  1. to strike with an open hand
noun
  1. a blow of this kind
Cuff (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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