scuff
scuff definition
scuff (skuf)
transitive verb
- to scrape (the ground, floor, etc.) with the feet
- to wear a rough place or places on the surface of (a shoe, etc.)
- to move (the feet) with a dragging motion
Etymology: prob. < or akin to ON skufa, to shove
intransitive verb
- to walk without lifting the feet; shuffle
- to become scraped or worn in patches on the surface
noun
- a sound or act of scuffing
- a worn or rough spot
- 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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