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  1. 1
    the part of a sleeve that fits around your wrist

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of cuff*

    Parts of clothes: arm, armhole, bib, bodice, breast, breast pocket, buttonhole, care label, coattails, collar... more
  2. 2
    American the bottom edge of the leg of a pair of pants that is folded up

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of cuff*

    Parts of clothes: arm, armhole, bib, bodice, breast, breast pocket, buttonhole, care label, coattails, collar... more
  3. 3

    cuffs

     informal handcuffs

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of cuff*

    Police uniforms, vehicles and equipment: baton, billy club, body armor, boot, Breathalyzer, chevron, cruiser, cuffs, Denver boot, flak jacket... more
  4. 4
    mainly British if you give someone a cuff, you hit them with your open hand, usually on the head

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of cuff*

    A hit with the hand or a weapon: blow, bonk, bop, bump, butt, chop, clout, crack, cuff, hammer blow... more

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