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Definition of Scuff

1. Noun. A slipper that has no fitting around the heel.

2. Verb. Walk without lifting the feet. "The children scuff to the playground"

3. Noun. The act of scuffing (scraping or dragging the feet).

4. Verb. Get or become scuffed. ; "These patent leather shoes scuffed"

5. Verb. Mar by scuffing. "Scuffed shoes"

6. Verb. Poke at with the foot or toe.

Definition of Scuff

1. n. The back part of the neck; the scruff.

2. v. i. To walk without lifting the feet; to proceed with a scraping or dragging movement; to shuffle.

Definition of Scuff

1. Adjective. Caused by scraping, usually with one's feet. ¹

2. Verb. To mishit (a shot on a ball) due to poor contact with the ball. ¹

3. Verb. To scrape the feet while walking. ¹

4. Verb. To hit lightly, to brush against. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Scuff

1. to walk without lifting the feet [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scuff

scudding scuddings scuddle scuddled scuddles scuddling scudetto scudi scudler scudlers

scudo scudoes scudos scuds scuff mark scuffball scuffed scuffer scuffers scuffing

scuffle scuffle hoe scuffled scuffler scufflers scuffles scuffling

Literary usage of Scuff

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"... fleece, cotton. nape, n. poll (rare or archaic), scruff or (dial. Eng.) scuff (chiefly used in "scuff' or "scuff of the ..."

2. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood, John Christopher Atkinson (1872)
"Hence E. scuff, applied to the loose skin on the shoulders by which one lays hold of a dog or a cat. The radical notion is a tuft of hair, Goth, ..."

3. Publications by English Dialect Society (1894)
"Oxf. scuff, vn or a. To scrape with the feet in walking. Glouc. Gloss. ... scuff vet Scruff, ah. The back or nape of the neck. N'hamp., Shrop. ..."

4. Jamieson's Dictionary of the Scottish Language: In which the Words are by John Jamieson, John Johnstone (1867)
"To scuff", or scuff about, to wear as a drudge, ... The act of grazing or touching lightly, S. "The scuff is the wind, as it were. the scuff .of a ..."

5. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood, John Christopher Atkinson (1872)
"To scud before the wind is to drive before it with- oat attempt at resistance. A scud oí rain is a. violent shower driving with the wind. * scuff. ..."

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