—cuff /kʌf/
noun [C] (HANDCUFFS)
cuffs [plural]► F0 INFORMAL FOR HANDCUFFS(Cf. ↑handcuffs)Thesaurus+: ↑Arresting and chargingnoun [C] (HIT)
► F0 the act of hitting someone with your hand in a light, joking way: » She gave him a playful cuff on the shoulder.Thesaurus+: ↑Hitting and beating , ↑Punishing by causing painnoun [C] (MATERIAL ON CLOTHES)
F0 the thicker material at the end of a sleeve nearest the hand
See picture: cuff .jpg)
Thesaurus+: ↑Parts of clothes
F0 US (UK ˈturn-up) the part of a trouser leg that is turned up
Thesaurus+: ↑Parts of clothesverb [T] (HIT) ↑Verb Endings for cuff
► F0 to hit someone with your hand in a light, joking way: » His brother cuffed him playfully round the head.Thesaurus+: ↑Hitting and beating , ↑Punishing by causing painverb [T] INFORMAL (PUT IN HANDCUFFS) ↑Verb Endings for cuff
► F0 to put someone's hands in handcuffs: » He was led out of the dock with his hands cuffed behind his back.Thesaurus+: ↑Arresting and charging- ↑Ornithology and bird-watching
- ↑Other major organs
- ↑Other wild birds
- ↑Other winter sports
- ↑Outcomes and consequences
- ↑Pain and painful
- ↑Painting and drawing materials
- ↑Painting, drawing and printing
- ↑Paints, dyes and pigments
- castration
- cast sb/sth aside/off
- cast sb/sth out
- cast/shed/throw light on sth
- cast your mind back
- cast your net wide
- casual
- casually
- casualty
- casuistry
- cat
- cataclysm
- cataclysmic
- catacomb
- Catalan
- catalepsy