cuff
1 (kŭf)
[Middle English cuffe, mitten.]
noun
- A fold used as trimming at the bottom of a sleeve.
- 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 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.
idioms
- off the cuff
- In an extemporaneous or informal manner.
- on the cuff
- On credit.
cuff
2 (kŭf)
[Origin unknown.]
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.
