cuff 1 (k f)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 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 (kf) 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.] |
cuffs [kʌfs]
pl n
Informal short for handcuffs
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