Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To strike with or as if with the open hand; slap.
- noun A blow or slap with the open hand.
- noun A fold used as trimming at the bottom of a sleeve.
- noun A band, often having an opening with a button closure, at the bottom of a sleeve.
- noun The turned-up fold at the bottom of a trouser leg.
- noun The band at the top of a sock.
- noun The part of a glove that extends over the wrist.
- noun A bracelet consisting of a curved, open-ended band, as of metal or resin, that fits the wrist firmly without a clasp.
- noun A handcuff.
- noun Medicine An inflatable band, usually wrapped around the upper arm, that is used along with a sphygmomanometer in measuring arterial blood pressure.
- transitive verb To form a cuff or cuffs on.
- transitive verb To put handcuffs on.
- idiom (off the cuff) In an extemporaneous or informal manner.
- idiom (on the cuff) On credit.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The scruff of the neck; the nape.
- noun A blow with the open hand; a box; any stroke with the hand or fist.
- noun A blow or stroke from or with anything.
- noun A glove; a mitten.
- noun A distinct terminal part of a sleeve at the wrist, intended for embellishment.
- noun 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.
- noun 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.
- noun That part of a long glove which covers the wrist and forearm, especially when stiff and exhibiting a cylindrical or conical form.
- To strike with or as with the open hand.
- To buffet in any way.
- To fight; scuffle.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A blow; esp.,, a blow with the open hand; a box; a slap.
- transitive verb To strike; esp., to smite with the palm or flat of the hand; to slap.
- transitive verb To buffet.
- intransitive verb To fight; to scuffle; to box.
- noun The fold at the end of a sleeve; the part of a sleeve turned back from the hand.
- noun 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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
hit , as areproach , particularly with the open palm to the head; toslap the head. - noun obsolete
glove ;mitten . - noun The end of a
shirt sleeve that covers thewrist . - noun The end of a
pants leg, folded up. - verb transitive To furnish with cuffs.
- verb transitive To
handcuff .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg
- verb confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs
- verb hit with the hand
- noun shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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The only other tourism thing that I can think of off the cuff is the Pancho Villa Museum, worth the time if you are in Chihuahua City.
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The only other tourism thing that I can think of off the cuff is the Pancho Villa Museum, worth the time if you are in Chihuahua City.
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A cuff from the master and a sharp word had then compelled him to permit their caresses, though he growled and growled under their tiny hands, and in the growl there was no crooning note.
The God's Domain 2010
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The cuff is just one element of a tangled web of tubes and wires, EKG leads taped to the hairs of my chest, while a pint of fresh blood drips slowly into an IV line, and oxygen meter taped to my left ring finger that glows red and adds a weird ET vibe to the whole affair.
Will Bunch: How To Promote Your New Book From a Hospital ICU Will Bunch 2010
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The cuff is just one element of a tangled web of tubes and wires, EKG leads taped to the hairs of my chest, while a pint of fresh blood drips slowly into an IV line, and oxygen meter taped to my left ring finger that glows red and adds a weird ET vibe to the whole affair.
Will Bunch: How To Promote Your New Book From a Hospital ICU Will Bunch 2010
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An endotracheal tube cuff is not protective against aspiration. 2 For these reasons, Syrup of Ipecac is the preferred method of gastric emptying, provided the patient has a gag reflex, is alert, and is likely to remain so, and provided the substance is not expected to cause seizures. 2,10
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The brand's Grottaminarda gold or silver metal cuff is $5, and all net proceeds go to YouthAIDS.
Fashion Forward: Blanchett is bright in Armani's Black Lace makeup 2010
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The first thing I see right off the cuff is this group is still in love with LaVey and his plagiarist thoughts!
Progressive Satanism? Satanic Insurance or an Cult! | Disinformation 2008
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The first thing I see right off the cuff is this group is still in love with LaVey and his plagiarist thoughts!
Progressive Satanism? Satanic Insurance or an Cult! | Disinformation 2008
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The sleeves were close-fitting, with a little plain cuff of crepe.
Archive 2005-09-01 2005
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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/10/fashion/cuffing-season.html
Camille Sanches, a Columbia University sophomore, was eating lunch with friends when another girl stopped by with some news: A guy had asked her out on a date.
“You can’t cuff without me!” one of her friends exclaimed. “We have to cuff together!”
November 11, 2015