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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 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.

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[Origin unknown.]

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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

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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? mouboortjie كُفّة (قَميص) ръкавел manžeta manchet die Manschette μανσέτα puño kätis, mansett سر دست پیراهن؛ مچ hihansuu, kalvosin manchette חֶפֶת आस्तीन की मोहरी manšeta, orukvica mandzsetta manset ermalíning polsino 袖口 소맷부리 rankogalis aproce lengan manchet mansjett, ermelinning, oppbrett mankiet punho manşetă манжета manžeta manšeta manžeta ärmuppslag, manschett ข้อมือเสื้อ kol ağzı, yen, manşet 袖口 манжета; вилога آستين كى كف cổ tay áo 袖口

2 (especially American) the turned-up part of a trouser leg. broek pyp opslaan طيّة أو ثِنية السروال маншет záložka opslag; ombuk der Hosenaufschlag ρεβέρ vuelta püksimansett لبۀ پاکتی شلوار käänne revers חֶפֶת पतलून के पांव का मुड़ा हुआ हिस्सा manšeta hajtóka ujung celana buxnauppbrot risvolto ズボンの折り返し (바지의) 접단 atlankas atloks (biksēm) lipatan kaki seluar (broek)omslag oppbrett mankiet bainha manşetă de pantalon отворот на брюках manžeta (na nohaviciach) zavihek nogavica byxuppslag ส่วนของขากางเกงที่พับขึ้น duble pantolon paçası 褲腳的翻邊 закот на штанах پین‍ٹ یا پاجام‍ہ كا موڑا هوا حص‍ہ gấu quần 裤脚的翻边

(also handcuff ) v

to put handcuffs on (a person) The police cuffed the criminal. handboei يضع الأصفاد في اليديْن слагам белзници spoutat håndjern Handschellen anlegen die βάζω χειροπέδες σε κπ. esposar käsi raudu panema دستبند زدن mettre les menottes à qqn אָזִיקִים तमांचा मारना staviti lisice bilincset rákattint memborgol ammanettare 手錠をかける uždėti (kam) antrankius uzlikt roku dzelžus gari handboeien omdoen sette håndjern på założyć kajdanki надеть наручники nasadiť želiezka (komu), nasadiť putá nadeti komu lisice staviti lisice sätta handklovar (handbojor) på ใส่กุญแจมือ kelepçe takmak 用手銬銬 надіти наручники هتهك‍ڑی لگانا còng tay 用手铐铐

n pl cufflinks

two ornamental buttons etc joined by a small bar, chain etc used to fasten a shirt cuff. mansjetknoop زِر كُم القَميص копчета за ръкавели manžetové knoflíčky manchetknapper der Manschettenknopf μανικετόκουμπα (πληθ.) gemelos mansetinööbid دکمه سر دست kalvosinnapit bouton(s) de manchette כָּפתוֹר חָפַתִים बटन के समान वस्तु ukrasna dugmad kézelőgombok kancing manset ermahnappur gemelli カフスボタン 커프스 단추 sąsagos aproču pogas rantai manchetknopen mansjettknapper spinki do mankietów botões de punho butoni запонки manžetové gombíky zapestni gumbi dugme za manžetu manschettknappar กระดุมประดับข้อมือเสื้อ kol düğmeleri （襯衫袖口的）鏈扣 запонки для манжет كف بند khuy măng sét （衬衫袖口的）链扣