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cuffs cuff1silver and carnelianbracelet cuffcuff 1 C0795400 (kŭf)n.1. a. A fold used as trimming at the bottom of a sleeve.b. A band, often having an opening with a button closure, at the bottom of a sleeve.2. The turned-up fold at the bottom of a trouser leg.3. The band at the top of a sock.4. The part of a glove that extends over the wrist.5. A bracelet consisting of a curved, open-ended band, as of metal or resin, that fits the wrist firmly without a clasp.6. A handcuff.7. Medicine An inflatable band, usually wrapped around the upper arm, that is used along with a sphygmomanometer in measuring arterial blood pressure.tr.v. cuffed, cuff·ing, cuffs 1. To form a cuff or cuffs on.2. To put handcuffs on.Idioms: off the cuff In an extemporaneous or informal manner. on the cuff On credit. [Middle English cuffe, mitten.]
cuff 2 C0795400 (kŭf)tr.v. cuffed, cuff·ing, cuffs To strike with or as if with the open hand; slap.n. A blow or slap with the open hand. [Origin unknown.]cuffs (kʌfs) pl ninformal short for handcuffs. See handcuff2cuffs
cuffsA shortening of "handcuffs." Slap the cuffs on him, Joey—we'll question him back at the station.See also: cuffcuffs n. handcuffs. I felt the cuffs tighten and snap shut on my wrists. See also: cuffEncyclopediaSeecuffCUFFS
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CUFFS➣Credit Union Fast Financing System (Los Angeles Police Federal Credit Union; Los Angeles, CA) | CUFFS➣Customs Undercover Fundamental Financial System (U.S. Customs Service) |
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