cuff
cuff /k'ʌf/ (cuffs cuffing cuffed)
1 [N-COUNT] usu pl
The cuffs of a shirt or dress are the parts at the ends of the sleeves, which are thicker than the rest of the sleeve.
...a pale blue shirt with white collar and cuffs.
2 [N-COUNT] usu pl
The cuffs on a pair of pants or trousers are the parts at the ends of the legs, which are folded up. (AM; in BRIT, use turn-up)
...the cuffs of his jeans.
3 [VERB] V n
If the police cuff someone, they put handcuffs on them. (INFORMAL)
She hoped they wouldn't cuff her hands behind her back.
4 [PHRASE] PHR n, PHR after v
An off-the-cuff remark is made without being prepared or thought about in advance.
I didn't mean any offence. It was a flippant, off-the-cuff remark...
1 [N-COUNT] usu pl
The cuffs of a shirt or dress are the parts at the ends of the sleeves, which are thicker than the rest of the sleeve.
...a pale blue shirt with white collar and cuffs.
2 [N-COUNT] usu pl
The cuffs on a pair of pants or trousers are the parts at the ends of the legs, which are folded up. (AM; in BRIT, use turn-up)
...the cuffs of his jeans.
3 [VERB] V n
If the police cuff someone, they put handcuffs on them. (INFORMAL)
She hoped they wouldn't cuff her hands behind her back.
4 [PHRASE] PHR n, PHR after v
An off-the-cuff remark is made without being prepared or thought about in advance.
I didn't mean any offence. It was a flippant, off-the-cuff remark...