cuff

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

cuff [cuff cuffs cuffed cuffing] noun, verb BrE [kʌf] NAmE [kʌf]
noun
1. countable the end of a coat or shirt sleeve at the wrist
•a collar and cuffs of white lace
2. cuffsplural (informal) = ↑handcuffs
3. (NAmE) (BrE ˈturn-up)countable the bottom of the leg of a pair of trousers/pants that has been folded over on the outside
4. countable a light hit with an open hand
•to give sb a friendly cuff

Word Origin:
n. senses 1 to 3 late Middle English n. sense 4 and v. mid 16th cent.
Idiom: ↑off the cuff
 
verb ~ sb
to hit sb quickly and lightly with your hand, especially in a way that is not serious
•She cuffed him lightly around his head.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
n. senses 1 to 3 late Middle English n. sense 4 and v. mid 16th cent.
 
See also: ↑turn-up

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  handcuff, handlock, manacle, turnup, whomp