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cuff

noun [ C ]

/kʌf/ us

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cuff noun [C] (AROUND WRIST, ANKLE)

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the thicker material at the end of a sleeve closest to the hand:

He buttoned his cuffs.

I decided to wear a black shirt with white cuffs

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(UK turn-up)

a part at the end of a trouser leg that is turned up:

He wears a polo shirt and cuffs on his pants.

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a piece of jewellery for wearing around the wrist, made from a wide circle of metal, plastic, or other material:

She wore a simple black dress with a beautiful diamond cuff.

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cuffs [ plural ]

informal for handcuffs :

in cuffs They put him in cuffs.

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The cardigan is cashmere with a beaded collar and cuffs.
When walking in long grass, wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants, and tuck your cuffs into your socks.
She makes beautiful hand-beaded suede and leather cuffs.

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Parts of clothes

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Jewelry

cuff noun [C] (HIT)

the act of hitting someone with your hand in a light, joking way:

She gave him a playful cuff on the shoulder.

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Hitting and beating

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Idiom

off the cuff

cuff

verb [ T ]

/kʌf/ us

/kʌf/

cuff verb [T] (HIT)

to hit someone with your hand in a light, joking way:

His brother cuffed him playfully on his ear.

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Hitting and beating

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cuff verb [T] (PUT IN HANDCUFFS)

informal

to put someone's hands in handcuffs:

He was led out of the courtroom with his hands cuffed behind his back.

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Arresting & charging

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(Definisjon av cuff fra Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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cuff

noun [ C ]

/kʌf/

cuff noun [C] (MATERIAL)

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(in a shirt) the thicker material at the end of a sleeve around the wrist, or (in a pair of pants) the turned-up part at the bottom of a leg

cuff

verb [ T ]

/kʌf/

cuff verb [T] (HIT)

to hit someone with your hand:

The boys cuffed Zackie on the shoulder.

cuff verb [T] (FASTEN)

short form ofhandcuff

(Definisjon av cuff fra Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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cuff

Telemetry-capable devices commonly used in home-based telemedicine include electronic blood pressure cuffs, stethoscopes, glucometers, and oximeters.

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A few remain unstable, perhaps because they rarely occur in the singular - words for cuffs, shutters, boots, and sideburns.

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The pre-composed part could also be backings behind a solo, which could be taught aurally off the cuff.

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An appropriately sized cuff was utilized for each patient.

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The results are not as good as when the cuff is placed around the membranous urethra.

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But the collars, cuffs and hems of linen undergarments signalled a common fascination with cleanliness and display among most social ranks.

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The exercises did involve the use of 0.5 and 1 kg ankle and cuff weights.

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The cuff is sutured on the mitral annulus but remains within the cavity of the left atrium.

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The coronaries were excised as a single disc which was divided into two cuffs.

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The lower shank attachment was achieved using small cuffs manufactured from nylon cable loop straps and padded with foam to provide a secure, non-irritating fit.

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The cuff had to be manually in-ated, and the sounds were detected by a microphone placed under the cuff.

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Pressure (the application of a blood pressure cuff for the arm, or sitting on a lavatory seat for the pelvis) may exacerbate pain.

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Pressure (the application of a blood pressure cuff for the arm or sitting on a lavatory seat for the pelvis) may exacerbate pain.

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If the artificial sphincter proves unsatisfactory, then the operation can be revised to place the cuff around the membranous urethra.

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Visual sensations produced by optic nerve stimulation using an implanted self-sizing spiral cuff electrode.

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