cuffs

Wrist bands, either

Cuffs are the bands at the ends of sleeves or pants legs, often folded back or otherwise finished.

Shirt cuffs may fasten with buttons or cufflinks.

Pant cuffs are the folded hems at the bottom.

In the plural, cuffs commonly means handcuffs: The officer put him in cuffs.

To cuff someone is to strike them with an open hand, or to restrain them with handcuffs.

clothing

sleeves

Garment's arm portions

barrel · folded · turned-up · jacket · blazer · wrist · hem · tailoring · starch · dress shirt

restraint

police

Civil law enforcement

wrists · detained · locked · zip ties · prisoner · custody · restraint · Miranda · booking · suspect

medical

blood pressure

Circulatory force measurement

rotator · orthopedic · compression · wrap · measurement · circulation · pneumatic · sleeve · arm · ankle

action

slap

Open-handed blow

  • hitSuccessful contact or strike
  • strikeForceful impact or stoppage
  • swatHit something sharply

smack · blow · ear · head · discipline · light · playful · reprimand · punishment · backhand

Categories
Opposites
garment components

cuffscollars

Garment neck portions

necklines · cuffless · yokes · bodice · waistbands

restraint/freedom

cuffsfreedom

Absence of constraint

release · liberation · unfettered · free hands · unshackling

physical action (striking)

cuffscaresses

Touches gently with love

strokes · pats · embraces

Phrases
Family

cuff, handcuffs, handcuff, handcuffed, off-the-cuff, cuffed, cuffing, cufflink, handcuffing

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G