cuffnoun [ C ]
uk/kʌf/us/kʌf/cuff noun [ C ] (MATERIAL ON CLOTHES)
the thicker material at the end of a sleeve closest to the hand
US UK turn-up the part of a trouser leg that is turned up
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Parts of clothes
- armhole
- bodice
- breast
- button-down collar
- clerical collar
- collar
- crew neck
- elbow
- heel
- neckband
- neckline
- patch pocket
- Peter Pan collar
- polo neck
- shoulder
- sleeve
- vent
- waistband
- wing collar
- yoke
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cuff noun [ C ] (HIT)
the act of hitting someone with your hand in a light, joking way:
She gave him a playful cuff on the shoulder.
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Hitting and beating
- a bunch of fives idiom
- a rap on/over the knuckles idiom
- at-risk
- bang up sb/sth
- bashing
- deck
- kick
- knock
- knock sb's block off idiom
- lay
- lay sb out
- licking
- mess sb up
- pasting
- pound
- pummel
- put the boot in idiom
- swing
- thump
- whack
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cuff noun [ C ] (HANDCUFFS)
cuffs [ plural ]
informal for handcuffs
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Arresting & charging
- apprehend
- apprehension
- arrest
- assist
- attachment
- charge
- charge sheet
- hold
- house arrest
- knock
- lag
- Miranda
- nab
- pull sb in
- run
- run sb in
- take sb in
- the knock at/on the door idiom
- tighten
- tighten the net idiom
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Idiom(s)
off the cuff
cuffverb [ T ]
uk/kʌf/us/kʌf/cuff verb [ T ] (HIT)
to hit someone with your hand in a light, joking way:
His brother cuffed him playfully on his ear.
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Hitting and beating
- a bunch of fives idiom
- a rap on/over the knuckles idiom
- at-risk
- bang up sb/sth
- bashing
- deck
- kick
- knock
- knock sb's block off idiom
- lay
- lay sb out
- licking
- mess sb up
- pasting
- pound
- pummel
- put the boot in idiom
- swing
- thump
- whack
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cuff verb [ T ] (PUT IN HANDCUFFS)
informal to put someone's hands in handcuffs:
He was led out of the courtroom with his hands cuffed behind his back.
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Arresting & charging
- apprehend
- apprehension
- arrest
- assist
- attachment
- charge
- charge sheet
- hold
- house arrest
- knock
- lag
- Miranda
- nab
- pull sb in
- run
- run sb in
- take sb in
- the knock at/on the door idiom
- tighten
- tighten the net idiom
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