cuff

[US]/kʌf/
[UK]/kʌf/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the end part of a sleeve, where the material is turned back or a separate band is sewn on

vt. to strike with an open hand or with a fist

Phrases & Collocations

cuff links

rotator cuff

off the cuff

on the cuff

Example Sentences

an off-the-cuff remark

answered off-the-cuff; an off-the-cuff toast.

bind the cuffs of a jacket with leather

She bound the cuffs of a jacket with leather.

turning up his cuffs; cuffs that will turn up.

he cuffed him playfully on the ear.

She cuffed the boy on the side of the head.

She braid the neckline, hem and cuffs of the dress.

the man's hands were cuffed behind his back.

Mother cuffed the dog when she found it asleep on a chair.

Pseudoparalysis of the shoulder and seere rotator cuff arthropathy are contraindications to this procedure.

leg cuffs are used in the US for restraining and transporting extremely violent and dangerous criminals.

Bronchial wall thickening or "peribronchial cuffing" is the easiest of these two findings to recognize.

I don’t know how you can stand up and give an after-dinner speech off the cuff like that.

Cuff's fight with Dubbin, and the unexpected issue of that contest, will long be remembered by everyman who was educated at Dr. Swishtail's famous school.

Rollneck with Spandex in neck and cuffs, combed ringspun yarn, preshrunk. •Quality: 195g/m2, 100% Cotton.

Left nephroureterectomy with resection of bladder cuff was done and pathology revealed a hamartomatous polyp with renal stone in the lower calyx.

Real-world Examples

It had a moldy-looking lace frill at the collar and matching lace cuffs.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

He didn't know it till he was cuffed, but yeah.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 10

The distance from cuff to cuff is 1.9 meters.

Source: If national treasures could speak.

And it's this part and that's the cuff.

Source: IELTS Speaking Preparation Guide

This led me to suspect a tear in her rotator cuff.

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

Be a shame if I had to slap the cuffs on.

Source: American TV series Person of Interest Season 4

E.S.U. Is slapping the cuffs on him now.

Source: English little tyrant

The innocent way your shirt cuffs were no different than your sleeves.

Source: Modern Family - Season 08

" Animal magnetism, " said Ron gloomily, pulling stray threads out of his cuffs.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

I think it reads really well, especially when you can see the cuff right there.

Source: Learn to dress like a celebrity.

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