1 [C] the end of a coat or shirt sleeve at the wrist:
a collar and cuffs of white lace
2 (cuffs) [pl.] (informal) = HANDCUFFS
3 [C] (AmE) = TURN-UP
4 [C] a light hit with an open hand:
to give sb a friendly cuff
IDIOMS
off the cuff (of speaking, remarks, etc.) without previous thought or preparation:
I'm just speaking off the cuff here-I haven't seen the results yet. * an off-the-cuff remark
Part of speech: verb
[VN] to hit sb quickly and lightly with your hand, especially in a way that is not serious:
She cuffed him lightly around his head.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is cuff a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, cuff is tagged as noun.
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