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Definitions for Cuffs

[1] a fold or band serving as a trimming or finish for the bottom of a sleeve.
[2] a turned-up fold, as at the bottom of a trouser leg.
[3] the part of a gauntlet or long glove that extends over the wrist.
[4] a separate or detachable band or piece of fabric worn about the wrist, inside or outside of the sleeve.
[5] an elasticized, ribbed, or reinforced band at the top of a sock or stocking.
[6] a band of leather or other material, wider than a collar, sewed around the outside of the top of a shoe or boot to serve as a trimming or finish.
[7] a handcuff.
[8] Anatomy . a bandlike muscle or group of muscles encircling a body part.
[9] Furniture . a horizontal strip of veneer used as an ornament on a leg.
[10] Medicine/Medical . an inflatable wrap placed around the upper arm and used in conjunction with a device for recording blood pressure.
[11] to make a cuff or cuffs on: to cuff a pair of trousers.
[12] to put handcuffs on.
[13] off the cuff , Informal . extemporaneously; on the spur of the moment. unofficially or informally: I'm telling you this strictly off the cuff.
[14] on the cuff , Slang . with the promise of future payment; on credit. without charge; with no payment expected: He enjoyed his meal the more because it was on the cuff.
[15] to strike with the open hand; beat; buffet.
[16] a blow with the fist or the open hand; buffet.
[17] informal short for handcuffs See handcuff (def. 2)
[18] the part of a sleeve nearest the hand, sometimes turned back and decorative
[19] the part of a gauntlet or glove that extends past the wrist
[20] US , Canadian and Australian the turned-up fold at the bottom of some trouser legs Also called (in eg Britain): turn-up
[21] off the cuff informal improvised; extemporary
[22] (tr) to strike with an open hand
[23] a blow of this kind

Words related to Cuffs

ock, belt, box, knock, poke, hit, clip, slap, wallop, punch, buffet, chop, smack, biff, clout, rap, thump, whack, bat, pummel

Words nearby Cuffs

cuffcueist, cuenca, cuernavaca, cuesta, cuevas, cuff, cuff button, cuff link, cuffe, cuffee, cuffing season

Origin of Cuffs

21520–30; perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Low German kuffen, Norwegian, Swedish dialect kuffa to push, shove

Words that may be confused with Cuffs

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, cuffcough, cuff, koph

Word origin for Cuffs

C16: of obscure origin

Synonyms for Cuffs

belt, sock, biff, box, buffet, chop, clip, clout, hit, knock, poke, punch, rap, slap, smack, thump, wallop, whack