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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 pointed to a white scuff mark on his shoe, saying that a tear gas canister had hit him in the foot, causing him to limp slightly.
Many are scuffed and scratched, chipped and stained.
He crunched across alluvial soil in scuffed sneakers.
I asked to borrow his eraser to remove the scuff marks from my paddle.
He jokingly shows the wheelchair scuffs on the skirting boards around his home, with physiotherapy currently taking up much of his day.
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