cuff
/kʌf/noun
उच्चारण कफ़
कफ़
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as idiom
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the end of a coat or shirt sleeve at the wrist; (cuffs) handcuffs
कफ़
- shirt cuffs
- A button had come off her shirt cuff.
- He rolled up the cuffs of his shirt before washing the dishes.
+ 2 more examples
- The frayed cuff of the jacket needed mending.
- The officer put cuffs on the suspect and led him away.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 6
cuff of a shirt / sleeve
Use of for the garment the cuff belongs to, such as the cuff of a shirt.
कफ़ जिस वस्त्र का हिस्सा हो उसके लिए 'of' आता है, जैसे 'the cuff of a shirt'।
- The cuff of his shirt was frayed.
cuffs (plural) = handcuffs
In the plural, cuffs often means handcuffs and takes a plural verb.
Plural में 'cuffs' का अर्थ प्रायः हथकड़ी है और यह plural verb लेता है।
- The police put cuffs on the thief.
off the cuff
Off the cuff means spoken without preparation or notes.
'Off the cuff' का अर्थ बिना तैयारी या नोट्स के बोलना है।
- The minister answered the question off the cuff.
cuff + sb (verb)
As a verb, cuff means to hit someone lightly with an open hand, usually on the head.
Verb के रूप में 'cuff' का अर्थ किसी को खुले हाथ से, प्रायः सिर पर, हल्का मारना है।
- The old teacher cuffed the naughty boy on the ear.
cuff link / shirt cuff
A cuff link is a small ornament that fastens a shirt cuff.
'Cuff link' कमीज़ के कफ़ को बंद करने वाला छोटा आभूषण है।
- He wore silver cuff links to the wedding.
cuff (turn-up of trousers)
In American English, cuff also means the folded-up bottom of a trouser leg, which British English calls a turn-up.
अमेरिकी अंग्रेज़ी में 'cuff' का अर्थ पतलून के निचले मुड़े हुए हिस्से से भी है, जिसे British English में 'turn-up' कहते हैं।
- The bottom of his trouser cuff was full of dust.
+Collocations 5
adjective + cuff
frayedstiffdoubleturned-uploose
- He rolled up his stiff cuffs before washing.
verb + cuff
roll upbuttonfastenironfrayed
- She buttoned the cuff before leaving.
noun + cuff
shirtsleevetrouserhand-
- The trouser cuff was wet with rain.
cuff + noun
linksbuttonstylestitching
- He lost one of his cuff links at the wedding.
adjective + cuffs
steelmetaltightpolice
- The thief was led away in steel cuffs.
“More examples 6
- The officer straightened the cuffs of his uniform.
अधिकारी ने अपनी वर्दी के कफ़ ठीक किए।
- The accused was brought to court in cuffs.
अभियुक्त को हथकड़ी में अदालत लाया गया।
- Radhika gave a speech off the cuff and impressed everyone.
राधिका ने बिना तैयारी के भाषण दिया और सबको प्रभावित कर दिया।
- Mud stuck to the cuffs of his trousers.
उसकी पतलून के पायँचों पर कीचड़ चिपक गया।
- He turned back his cuffs and began the work.
उसने अपने कफ़ मोड़े और काम शुरू कर दिया।
- The tailor shortened the cuffs of Radhika's school shirt.
दर्ज़ी ने राधिका की स्कूल की कमीज़ के कफ़ छोटे कर दिए।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The police put the cuff on the thief.
✓ The police put cuffs on the thief.
Handcuffs are a pair, so the plural cuffs is used.
हथकड़ी जोड़ी में होती है, इसलिए plural 'cuffs' प्रयुक्त होता है।
✗ He spoke from the cuff.
✓ He spoke off the cuff.
The idiom is off the cuff, with off, not from.
मुहावरा 'off the cuff' है, जिसमें 'off' आता है, 'from' नहीं।
✗ The cuffs of his shirt is dirty.
✓ The cuffs of his shirt are dirty.
The subject is cuffs, plural, so the verb is are.
Subject 'cuffs' plural है, इसलिए verb 'are' आएगी।
¶Idioms 1
off the cuff
(of speaking) without previous thought or preparation
बिना तैयारी के, तत्काल
- He spoke off the cuff for ten minutes and impressed everyone.
- I can't give you the exact figure off the cuff.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Off the cuff (without preparation: 'an off-the-cuff speech').
Idiom 'off the cuff' (बिना तैयारी के: 'an off-the-cuff speech')।