Cuff

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A fold used as trimming at the bottom of a sleeve.
  • n. A band, often having an opening with a button closure, at the bottom of a sleeve.
  • n. The turned-up fold at the bottom of a trouser leg.
  • n. The band at the top of a sock.
  • n. The part of a glove that extends over the wrist.
  • n. A handcuff.
  • n. Medicine An inflatable band, usually wrapped around the upper arm, that is used along with a sphygmomanometer in measuring arterial blood pressure.
  • v. To form a cuff or cuffs on.
  • v. To put handcuffs on.
  • idiom. off the cuff In an extemporaneous or informal manner.
  • idiom. on the cuff On credit.
  • v. To strike with or as if with the open hand; slap.
  • n. A blow or slap with the open hand.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To hit, as a reproach, particularly with the open palm to the head; to slap the head.
  • n. glove; mitten.
  • n. The end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist.
  • n. The end of a pants leg, folded up.
  • v. To furnish with cuffs.
  • v. To handcuff.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To strike; esp., to smite with the palm or flat of the hand; to slap.
  • v. To buffet.
  • verb-intransitive. To fight; to scuffle; to box.
  • n. A blow; esp.,, a blow with the open hand; a box; a slap.
  • n. The fold at the end of a sleeve; the part of a sleeve turned back from the hand.
  • n. Any ornamental appendage at the wrist, whether attached to the sleeve of the garment or separate; especially, in modern times, such an appendage of starched linen, or a substitute for it of paper, or the like.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To strike with or as with the open hand.
  • To buffet in any way.
  • To fight; scuffle.
  • n. A blow with the open hand; a box; any stroke with the hand or fist.
  • n. A blow or stroke from or with anything.
  • n. A glove; a mitten.
  • n. A distinct terminal part of a sleeve at the wrist, intended for embellishment.
  • n. A band of linen, lace, or the like, taking the place of, and covering a part of the sleeve in the same manner as, the turned-up cuff.
  • n. In recent times, a separate band of linen or other material worn about the wrist and appearing below the end of the sleeve. As worn by men, it is buttoned to the wristband of the shirt.
  • n. That part of a long glove which covers the wrist and forearm, especially when stiff and exhibiting a cylindrical or conical form.
  • n. The scruff of the neck; the nape.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg
  • v. confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs
  • v. hit with the hand
  • n. shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs
  • Verb Form
    cuffed    cuffes    cuffing    cuffs   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    fetter    shackle    slap    bond    hamper    trammel   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    buffet    fight    scuffle    box    blow    slap    blowy    strike    handicuff   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Slough    bluff    bruff    buff    duff    enough    fluff    gruff    guff    hough   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    sleeve    trouser    scarf    waistcoat    vest    stocking    sash    apron    cravat    slipper