"cuff" meaning in All languages combined

See cuff on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /kʌf/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cuff.wav [UK] Forms: cuff, cuffs [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A cuff is a layer of fabric at the lower edge of the sleeve of a top at the wrist, or at the ankle end of a trouser leg.
    Sense id: simple-cuff-en-noun-qn4W3~6V
  2. Cuffs are handcuffs.
    Sense id: simple-cuff-en-noun-BG4CrQPs Categories (other): Colloquial

Verb [English]

IPA: /kʌf/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cuff.wav [UK] Forms: cuff [canonical], cuffs [third-person, singular], cuffed [past], cuffed [past, participle], cuffing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you cuff someone, you secure them with handcuffs.
    Sense id: simple-cuff-en-verb-1G48BHMy
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