Definition of CUFF

cuff

Plural: cuffs

Noun

  • the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg
  • shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs
  • Glove; mitten
  • The end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist.
  • The end of a pants leg when folded up.
  • A surgical procedure in which parts of the body that were not previously connected are stitched together.
  • A handcuff.
  • A blow, especially with the open hand; a box; a slap.
  • The scruff of the neck.

Verb

Verb Forms: cuffed, cuffing, cuffs

  • To strike with an open hand; also, to provide with a cuff.
  • hit with the hand
  • confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs
    • "The police handcuffed the suspect at the scene of the crime"
  • To furnish with cuffs.
  • To handcuff.
  • To enter into a committed romantic relationship with (someone).
  • To hit, as a reproach, particularly with the open palm to the head; to slap.
  • To fight; to scuffle; to box.
  • To buffet.

Examples

  • cuffing season
  • He tried not to CUFF himself for missing such an obvious triple-word score opportunity.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English cuffe, coffe (“glove, mitten”), of obscure origin. Perhaps from Old English cuffie (“hood, cap”), from Medieval Latin cofia, cofea, cuffa, cuphia (“helmet, headdress, hood, cap”), from Frankish *kuf(f)ja (“headdress”), from Proto-West Germanic *kuffju, from Proto-Germanic *kupjō (“cap”). Cognate with Middle High German kupfe (“cap”).

Scrabble Score: 12

cuff: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
cuff: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cuff: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

cuff: valid Words With Friends Word