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scuff
[ skuhf ]
verb (used with object)
- to scrape (something) with one's foot or feet.
- to rub or scrape (one's foot or feet) over something.
- to mar by scraping or hard use, as shoes or furniture.
- Chiefly Scot.
- to brush against, as in passing.
- to brush off; wipe off.
verb (used without object)
- to walk without raising the feet from the ground; shuffle.
- to scrape or rub one's foot back and forth over something.
- to be or become marred or scratched by scraping or wear.
- (of machine parts, as gear teeth) to creep from pressure and friction so that ridges appear transversely to the direction of wear.
noun
- the act or sound of scuffing.
- a flat-heeled slipper with a full-length sole and an upper part covering only the front of the foot.
- a marred or scratched place on an item, as from scraping or wear.
scuff
/ ʌ /
verb
- to scrape or drag (the feet) while walking
- to rub or scratch (a surface) or (of a surface) to become rubbed or scratched
- tr to poke at (something) with the foot
noun
- the act or sound of scuffing
- a rubbed place caused by scuffing
- a backless slipper
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of scuff1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of scuff1
Example Sentences
He jokingly shows the wheelchair scuffs on the skirting boards around his home, with physiotherapy currently taking up much of his day.
Six bullet casings fired from a Glock self-loading handgun were found, as were scuff marks on the property's rear garden fence from the direction the shots had been fired.
"It's a tragedy. It's terrible. I've been hiring bikes for 10 years and nothing like this has ever happened before. Not even scuffs and bumps," Mr Mines said.
Soft-spoken, with jittery knees and scuffed Converse sneakers, Calderon could easily be the face of the lawsuit moving through federal court.
Their complex armor is laden with fur, horsehair or leather, which was hand painted to look like scuffed metal, but weigh much less.
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