cuff
31cuff — I n 1. handcuff, manacle, hand fetter, fetter, shackle, chain, bond, trammel, gyve, bilboe, Sl. bracelet. 2. off the cuff Slang. a. extemporaneously, impromptu, ad lib, offhand, on the spur of the moment.b. informally, unofficially, off the… …
32cuff — [kʌf] noun [C] I the part of a sleeve that fits around your wrist • See: off the cuff II verb [T] cuff [kʌf] 1) informal to handcuff someone 2) British to hit someone with your open hand …
33cuff — tv. to put a charge on one’s bill. □ Would you cuff this for me, please? □ Sorry, I can’t cuff anymore for you …
34cuff — I. noun Etymology: Middle English coffe, cuffe mitten Date: 1522 1. something (as a part of a sleeve or glove) encircling the wrist 2. the turned back hem of a trouser leg 3. a. handcuff usually used in plural b. a usually wide metal band worn as …
35cuff — 1. noun /kʌf/ a) The end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist. b) The end of a pants leg, folded up. See Also: cufflinks, turnup, off the cuff 2 …
36cuff — noun Cuff is used after these nouns: ↑ear, ↑shirt …
37cuff — kÊŒf n. fold at the bottom of a shirt sleeve or trouser leg; handcuffs; punch, blow v. strike, slap, smack; make a cuff or cuffs (on trousers); put handcuffs on …
38cuff — cuff1 noun 1》 the end part of a sleeve, where the material of the sleeve is turned back or a separate band is sewn on. ↘N. Amer. a trouser turn up. 2》 (cuffs) informal handcuffs. 3》 an inflatable bag wrapped round the arm to enable blood… …
39cuff — 1 noun (C) 1 the end of a sleeve (=the arm of a shirt, dress etc) 2 AmE a narrow piece of cloth turned upwards at the bottom of a trouser leg; turn up BrE 3 an action in which you hit someone lightly on the head with your hand open 4 cuffs… …
40cuff — verb Chris cuffed him on the head off the cuff Syn: hit, strike, slap, smack, thump, beat, punch; informal clout, wallop, belt, whack, thwack, bash, clobber, bop, sock, boff …
