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scuff definition

scuff (skuf)

transitive verb

  1. to scrape (the ground, floor, etc.) with the feet
  2. to wear a rough place or places on the surface of (a shoe, etc.)
  3. to move (the feet) with a dragging motion

Etymology: prob. < or akin to ON skufa, to shove

intransitive verb

  1. to walk without lifting the feet; shuffle
  2. to become scraped or worn in patches on the surface

noun

  1. a sound or act of scuffing
  2. a worn or rough spot
  3. a loosefitting house slipper, esp. one without a built-up heel or a counter

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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