Cuff

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  • transitive verb. To strike with or as if with the open hand; slap.
  • noun. A blow or slap with the open hand.
  • noun. undefined
  • 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. 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.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • 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. The scruff of the neck; the nape.
  • 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.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • intransitive verb. To fight; to scuffle; to box.
  • noun. A blow; esp.,, a blow with the open hand; a box; a slap.
  • 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.
  • transitive verb. To strike; esp., to smite with the palm or flat of the hand; to slap.
  • transitive verb. To buffet.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. glove; mitten.
  • noun. The end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist.
  • noun. The end of a pants leg, folded up.
  • verb. To furnish with cuffs.
  • verb. To handcuff.
  • verb. To hit, as a reproach, particularly with the open palm to the head; to slap the head.
  • 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
  • Word Usage
    "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."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    bond  fetter  hamper  shackle  slap  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Slough  bluff  bruff  buff  duff  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    apron  belt  breech  cravat  frill  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Oregon boat  bat  bilbo  blip  blow  
    verb-form
    cuffed  cuffes  cuffing  cuffs