cuff

cuff ¹  (kf)

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 handcuff.

6. 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

1. To form a cuff or cuffs on.

2. To put handcuffs on.

Idioms:

off the cuff

In an extemporaneous or informal manner.

on the cuff

On credit.

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[Middle English cuffe, mitten.]

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cuff ¹

Noun

1. the end of a sleeve

2. US, Canad, Austral & NZ a turn-up on trousers

3. off the cuff Informal impromptu: he delivers many speeches off the cuff [Middle English cuffe glove]

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cuff ² Brit, Austral & NZ

Verb

to strike with an open hand

Noun

a blow with an open hand [origin unknown]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cuff - the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg turnup facing - 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 handcuff, handlock, manacle hamper, shackle, trammel, bond - a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
Verb	1.	cuff - hit with the hand whomp 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" handcuff, manacle fetter, shackle - restrain with fetters

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cuff ¹

noun 1. off the cuff (Informal)

2. impromptu, spontaneous, improvised, offhand, unrehearsed, extempore

3. without preparation, spontaneously, impromptu, offhand, on the spur of the moment, ad lib, extempore, off the top of your head

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cuff ²

noun smack, blow, knock, punch, thump, box, belt (informal) rap, slap, clout (informal) whack, biff (slang)

Translations

cuff [kʌf] n (BRIT) [of shirt, coat etc] → puño;

(US) [of trousers] → vuelta (= blow); bofetada

vt → bofetear;

off the cuff adv → improvisado

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cuff [kʌf] n (Brit) [of shirt, coat etc]; poignet m, manchette f;

(US) (on trousers) → revers m (= blow); gifle f

vt → gifler;

off the cuff adv → à l'improviste

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cuff [kʌf] n (of sleeve) → Manschette f;

(US) (of trousers) → Aufschlag m;

(blow) → Klaps m

vt → einen Klaps geben +dat;

off the cuff → aus dem Stegreif

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cuff [kʌf] n [of shirt, coat etc] → polsino;

(US) (on trousers) = turnup (= blow); schiaffo

vt → dare uno schiaffo a;

off the cuff adv → improvvisando