cuff1silver and carnelianbracelet cuffcuff 1 (k?f)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 (k?f)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.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.cuff (k?f) n1. (Clothing & Fashion) the part of a sleeve nearest the hand, sometimes turned back and decorative2. (Clothing & Fashion) the part of a gauntlet or glove that extends past the wrist3. (Clothing & Fashion) US and Canadian and Austral the turned-up fold at the bottom of some trouser legs. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): turn-up 4. off the cuff informal improvised; extemporary[C14 cuffe glove, of obscure origin]cuff (k?f) vb (tr) to strike with an open handna blow of this kind[C16: of obscure origin]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014cuff1 (k?f) n. 1. a fold or band serving as a trim or finish, esp. at the bottom of a sleeve. 2. the turned-up fold at the bottom of a trouser leg. 3. the part of a glove that extends over the wrist. 4. a handcuff. 5. a band of muscle encircling a joint. 6. an inflatable wrap placed around the upper arm and used in conjunction with a device for recording blood pressure. v.t. 7. to make a cuff on. 8. to handcuff. Idioms: 1. off the cuff, Informal. extemporaneously; on the spur of the moment. 2. on the cuff, Slang. on credit. [1350?1400; Middle English cuffe mitten; perhaps akin to Old English cuffie cap] cuff2 (k?f) v.t. 1. to strike, esp. with the open hand. n. 2. a blow with the fist or the open hand. [1520?30; perhaps