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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

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

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

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

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

vt → dare uno schiaffo a;

off the cuff adv → improvvisando

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cuff¹

n cuff [kaf]

1 the end of the sleeve (of a shirt, coat etc) near the wrist Does your shirt have buttons on the cuffs?mouboortjieكُفّة (قَميص)ръкавелmanžetamanchetdie Manschetteμανσέταpuñokätis, mansettسر دست پیراهن؛ مچhihansuu, kalvosinmanchetteחֶפֶתआस्तीन की मोहरीmanšeta, orukvicamandzsettamansetermalíningpolsino袖口소맷부리rankogalisaprocelenganmanchetmansjett, ermelinning, oppbrettmankietpunhomanşetăманжетаmanžetamanšetamanžetaärmuppslag, manschettข้อมือเสื้อkol ağzı, yen, manşet袖口манжета; вилогаآستين كى كفcổ tay áo袖口

2 (especially American) the turned-up part of a trouser leg. broek pyp opslaanطيّة أو ثِنية السروالманшетzáložkaopslag; ombukder Hosenaufschlagρεβέρvueltapüksimansettلبۀ پاکتی شلوارkäännereversחֶפֶתपतलून के पांव का मुड़ा हुआ हिस्साmanšetahajtókaujung celanabuxnauppbrotrisvoltoズボンの折り返し(바지의) 접단atlankasatloks (biksēm)lipatan kaki seluar(broek)omslagoppbrettmankietbainhamanşetă de pantalonотворот на брюкахmanžeta (na nohaviciach)zaviheknogavicabyxuppslagส่วนของขากางเกงที่พับขึ้นduble pantolon paçası褲腳的翻邊закот на штанахپین‍ٹ یا پاجام‍ہ كا موڑا هوا حص‍ہgấu quần裤脚的翻边

(also handcuff ) v

to put handcuffs on (a person) The police cuffed the criminal.handboeiيضع الأصفاد في اليديْنслагам белзнициspoutathåndjerndie Handschellen anlegenβάζω χειροπέδες σε κπ.esposarkäsi raudu panemaدستبند زدنmettre les menottes à qqnאָזִיקִיםतमांचा मारनाstaviti lisicebilincset rákattintmemborgolammanettare手錠をかけるuždėti (kam) antrankiusuzlikt roku dzelžusgarihandboeien omdoensette håndjern påzałożyć kajdankiнадеть наручникиnasadiť želiezka (komu), nasadiť putánadeti komu lisicestaviti lisicesätta handklovar (handbojor) påใส่กุญแจมือkelepçe takmak用手銬銬надіти наручникиهتهك‍ڑی لگاناcòng tay用手铐铐

n pl ˈcufflinks

two ornamental buttons etc joined by a small bar, chain etc used to fasten a shirt cuff. mansjetknoopزِر كُم القَميصкопчета за ръкавелиmanžetové knoflíčkymanchetknapperder Manschettenknopfμανικετόκουμπα (πληθ.)gemelosmansetinööbidدکمه سر دستkalvosinnapitbouton(s) de manchetteכָּפתוֹר חָפַתִיםबटन के समान वस्तुukrasna dugmadkézelőgombokkancing mansetermahnappurgemelliカフスボタン커프스 단추sąsagosaproču pogasrantaimanchetknopenmansjettknapperspinki do mankietówbotões de punhobutoniзапонкиmanžetové gombíkyzapestni gumbidugme za manžetumanschettknapparกระดุมประดับข้อมือเสื้อkol düğmeleri（襯衫袖口的）鏈扣запонки для манжетكف بندkhuy măng sét（衬衫袖口的）链扣