Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - cuff
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Cuff
cuff
~1 n 1 the end of a sleeve (=the arm of a shirt, dress etc) 2 AmE a narrow piece of cloth turned upwards at the bottom of a trouser leg; turn-up BrE 3 an action in which you hit someone lightly on the head with your hand open 4 cuffs handcuffs (- see also off-the-cuff) ~2 v 1 to hit someone lightly, especially in a friendly way (She cuffed him playfully on the side of the head.) 2 to put handcuffs on someone
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1.
(cuffs, cuffing, cuffed) 1. The cuffs of a shirt or dress are the parts at the ends of the sleeves, which are thicker than the rest of the sleeve. ...a pale blue shirt with white collar and cuffs. N-COUNT: usu pl 2. The cuffs on a pair of pants or trousers are the parts at the ends of the legs, which are folded up. (AM; in BRIT, use turn-up) ...the cuffs of his jeans. N-COUNT: usu pl 3. If the police cuff someone, they put handcuffs on them. (INFORMAL) She hoped they wouldn’t cuff her hands behind her back. VERB: V n 4. An off-the-cuff remark is made without being prepared or thought about in advance. I didn’t mean any offence. It was a flippant, off-the-cuff remark... PHRASE: PHR n, PHR after v ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English coffe, ~e mitten Date: 1522 1. something (as a part of a sleeve or glove) encircling the wrist 2. the turned-back hem of a trouser leg 3. a. hand~ — usually used in plural b. a usually wide metal band worn as a bracelet 4. an inflatable band that is wrapped around an extremity to control the flow of blood through the part when recording blood pressure with a sphygmomanometer • ~less adjective II. transitive verb Date: 1693 1. to furnish with a ~ 2. hand~ III. verb Etymology: perhaps from obsolete English, glove, from Middle English Date: 1530 transitive verb to strike especially with or as if with the palm of the hand ; buffet intransitive verb fight, s~le IV. noun Date: 1570 a blow with the hand especially when open ; slap ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. n. 1 a the end part of a sleeve. b a separate band of linen worn round the wrist so as to appear under the sleeve. c the part of a glove covering the wrist. 2 US a trouser turn-up. 3 (in pl.) colloq. handcuffs. Phrases and idioms cuff-link a device of two joined studs etc. to fasten the sides of a cuff together. off the cuff colloq. without preparation, extempore. Derivatives cuffed adj. (also in comb.). Etymology: ME: orig. unkn. 2. v. & n. --v.tr. strike with an open hand. --n. such a blow. Etymology: 16th c.: perh. imit. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) трик. ластичный бортик носка 2) швейн. манжета; низ рукава; трик. ластичный манжет - barrel cuff - corded cuff - elastic leg cuff - French cuff ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
5.
1. манжета, обшлаг 2. крага перчатки 3. нарукавник 4. ам. отворот на брюках 5. pl. наручники Id: on the cuff —- ам. в долг, в кредит Id: off the cuff —- без подготовки, экспромтом Id: to play it off the cuff —- действовать по обстоятельствам 6. редк. заковать в кандалы, надеть наручники 7. удар (особ. рукой по голове или лицу); пощечина; затрещина, подзатыльник to be at cuffs —- драться 8. бить рукой; наносить удары, колотить 9. шотл. загривок she took hold of her son by the cuff of the neck —- она схватила сына за шиворот 10. пренебр. старик; старый скряга ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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I noun манжета; обшлаг II 1. noun легкий удар рукой/кулаком Syn: see blow 2. v. слегка ударять рукой; шлепать ...Англо-русский словарь
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