Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To scrape the feet while walking; shuffle.
- intransitive verb To scrape with the feet.
- intransitive verb To shuffle or shift (the feet), as in embarrassment.
- intransitive verb To scrape and roughen the surface of.
- noun The act or sound of scraping especially with the feet.
- noun A worn or rough spot resulting from scraping.
- noun A flat backless house slipper.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A scurf; a scale.
- noun A light shoe or slipper.
- To walk without raising the feet from the ground or floor; shuffle: rarely used of an analogous action of the hands.
- To graze slightly.
- To roughen the surface of by hard usage; spoil the gloss, polish, or finish of.
- noun Same as
scuft and scruff.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Prov. Eng. The back part of the neck; the scruff.
- intransitive verb To walk without lifting the feet; to proceed with a scraping or dragging movement; to shuffle.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Caused by scraping, usually with one's feet.
- verb To
mishit (a shot on a ball) due to poor contact with the ball. - verb To
scrape the feet while walking. - verb To
hit lightly, tobrush against.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb walk without lifting the feet
- verb poke at with the foot or toe
- noun the act of scuffing (scraping or dragging the feet)
- verb get or become scuffed
- noun a slipper that has no fitting around the heel
- verb mar by scuffing
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The shade has a few very light and thin scuff marks but is otherwise like new.
Boing Boing: September 17, 2006 - September 23, 2006 Archives 2006
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The less good parts give standard visions of guitar-jazz more amplitude and scuff, which is unremarkable.
NYT > Home Page By BEN RATLIFF 2011
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Buying for a quarter and selling for $5.50 with a "scuff" sticker on it is fucking lame.
blogTO 2009
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Buying for a quarter and selling for $5.50 with a "scuff" sticker on it is fucking lame.
blogTO 2009
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Buying for a quarter and selling for $5.50 with a "scuff" sticker on it is fucking lame.
blogTO 2009
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Buying for a quarter and selling for $5.50 with a "scuff" sticker on it is fucking lame.
blogTO 2009
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The owner says it's available because she just evicted the last renter, a very bad man who stiffed the pool boy and let his dogs scuff the floors.
No Place for Holly Golightly Anne Kadet 2011
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A quick search found a gem of a find with this suggestion: Use a DRY Mr. Clean "Magic Eraser" to rub the offending scuff away without damaging the material.
Be Prepared For Wardrobe Malfunctions | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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Other than that a cheesy silicone or metal cover (which you can bang, scuff and/or paint it up). mados123 four12
Deter Thieves By Uglifying Your Camera | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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A neighbor would stroll over, hand Charlie a beer and he would stand and scuff and listen.
War Is A Bad Thing MaryAnne Kolton 2011
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