cuff

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noun

The definition of a cuff is a fold or band at the end of a sleeve, or something that is wrapped around the wrist for constraint, or a slap.
1. An example of a cuff is the close-fitting end of a sweater sleeve.
2. An example of a cuff is a metal circle that goes around a criminal's wrist.
3. An example of a cuff is a hitting of someone's face.

verb

Cuff is defined as to put bands around the wrist, or to fight or slap.
1. An example of cuff is for a police officer to put metal handcuffs around a criminal's wrists.
2. An example of cuff is to beat someone up.

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cuff

a band or fold at the end of a sleeve, either sewn in or detachable
a turned-up fold at the bottom of a trouser leg
the part of a glove covering the wrist or forearm
a handcuff: usually used in pl.
any of various bandlike or folded parts, as of a shoe or golf bag: esp., the inflatable arm wrap of a sphygmomanometer

Origin of cuff

by sense extension from Middle English cuffe, coffe, hand covering, glove from uncertain or unknown; perhaps Medieval Latin cuffia, head covering, parallel with Old French coife: see coif

to put a cuff or cuffs on

cuff Idioms

off the cuff

Informal in an offhand manner; extemporaneously

Origin of cuff

in ref. to impromptu notes made on one's cuff

on the cuff

Slang on credit

Origin of cuff

in ref. to a note made on the creditor's cuff

shoot one's cuffs

to flex the elbow or wrist so as to expose one's shirt cuffs beyond the coat sleeves

to strike, esp. with the open hand; slap

Origin of cuff

Early Modern English from uncertain or unknown; perhaps cuff (in origin, originally sense, “a glove”)

to fight or scuffle

a slap or blow

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cuff

noun

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.
The turned-up fold at the bottom of a trouser leg.
The band at the top of a sock.
The part of a glove that extends over the wrist.
A bracelet consisting of a curved, open-ended band, as of metal or resin, that fits the wrist firmly without a clasp.
A handcuff.
Medicine An inflatable band, usually wrapped around the upper arm, that is used along with a sphygmomanometer in measuring arterial blood pressure.

transitive verb

cuffed, cuff·ing, cuffs

To form a cuff or cuffs on.
To put handcuffs on.

Origin of cuff

Middle English cuffe mitten

cuff1

silver and carnelian

bracelet cuff

transitive verb

cuffed, cuff·ing, cuffs

To strike with or as if with the open hand; slap.

noun

A blow or slap with the open hand.

Origin of cuff

Origin unknown

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Noun

(plural cuffs)

The end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist.
The end of a pants leg, folded up.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present cuffs, present participle cuffing, simple past and past participle cuffed)

To furnish with cuffs.
To handcuff.

Origin

From Middle English cuffe, coffe (“glove, mitten”), of obscure origin. Perhaps from Old English cuffie (“hood, cap”), from Medieval Latin cofia, cofea, cuffa, cuphia (“helmet, headdress, hood, cap”), from Frankish *kuf(f)ja (“headdress”), from Proto-Germanic *kupjō (“cap”). Cognate with Middle High German kupfe (“cap”).

Verb

(third-person singular simple present cuffs, present participle cuffing, simple past and past participle cuffed)

To hit, as a reproach, particularly with the open palm to the head; to slap.
(intransitive) To fight; to scuffle; to box.
To buffet.

Noun

(plural cuffs)

A blow, especially with the open hand; a box; a slap.

Origin

1520, “to hit”, apparently of North Germanic origin, from Norwegian kuffa (“to push, shove”) or Swedish kuffa (“to knock, thrust, strike”). Related to Low German kuffen (“to box the ears”), German kuffen (“to thrash”). Perhaps related also to Swedish skuffa (“to push, shove”). More at scuff, shove, scuffle.

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cuff - Medical Definition

n.

A bandlike structure encircling a part.
An inflatable band, usually wrapped around the upper arm, that is used along with a sphygmomanometer in measuring arterial blood pressure.