a fold or band serving as a trimming or finish for the bottom of a sleeve.

a turned-up fold, as at the bottom of a trouser leg.

the part of a gauntlet or long glove that extends over the wrist.

a separate or detachable band or piece of fabric worn about the wrist, inside or outside of the sleeve.

an elasticized, ribbed, or reinforced band at the top of a sock or stocking.

a band of leather or other material, wider than a collar, sewed around the outside of the top of a shoe or boot to serve as a trimming or finish.

a handcuff.

Anatomy . a bandlike muscle or group of muscles encircling a body part.

Furniture . a horizontal strip of veneer used as an ornament on a leg.

Medicine/Medical . an inflatable wrap placed around the upper arm and used in conjunction with a device for recording blood pressure.

to make a cuff or cuffs on

to cuff a pair of trousers.

to put handcuffs on. ?

off the cuff

Informal .

extemporaneously; on the spur of the moment.

unofficially or informally

I'm telling you this strictly off the cuff.

on the cuff

Slang .

with the promise of future payment; on credit.

without charge; with no payment expected

He enjoyed his meal the more because it was on the cuff.

noun

belt , biff , box , buffet , chop , clip , clout , hit , knock , poke , punch , rap , slap , smack , sock , thump , wallop , whack , bust , smacker , spank , swat

verb

bat , belt , biff , box , buffet , clap , clobber * , clout , hit , knock , pummel , punch , slap , smack , spank , thump , whack , bust , swat , band , blow , clobber , handcuff , scuffle , slam , slug , smite , strike , wallop