scuff

scuff
/skuf/, v.t.
1. to scrape (something) with one's foot or feet.
2. to rub or scrape (one's foot or feet) over something.
3. to mar by scraping or hard use, as shoes or furniture.
4. Chiefly Scot.
a. to brush against, as in passing.
b. to brush off; wipe off.
v.i.
5. to walk without raising the feet from the ground; shuffle.
6. to scrape or rub one's foot back and forth over something.
7. to be or become marred or scratched by scraping or wear.
8. (of machine parts, as gear teeth) to creep from pressure and friction so that ridges appear transversely to the direction of wear.
n.
9. the act or sound of scuffing.
10. a flat-heeled slipper with a full-length sole and an upper part covering only the front of the foot.
11. a marred or scratched place on an item, as from scraping or wear.
[1585-95; < MLG schuven to shove]

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  • Scuff — Scuff, n. [Cf. D. schoft shoulder, Goth. skuft hair of the head. Cf. {Scruff}.] The back part of the neck; the scruff. [Prov. Eng.] Ld. Lytton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scuff — Scuff, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scuffed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scuffing}.] [See {Scuffle}.] To walk without lifting the feet; to proceed with a scraping or dragging movement; to shuffle. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • scuff — [skʌf] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language] 1.) to make a mark on a smooth surface by rubbing it against something rough ▪ His shoes were old and badly scuffed. 2.) scuff your feet/heels to walk in a slow lazy… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • scuff — [ skʌf ] verb transitive 1. ) to make marks on the surface of something by rubbing it against something rough 2. ) if you scuff your feet, you do not lift them completely off the ground when you are walking …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • scuff — scuff·er; scuff; …   English syllables

  • scuff — (v.) 1768, from Scottish, probably from a Scandinavian source related to O.N. skufa, skyfa to shove …   Etymology dictionary

  • scuff — ► VERB 1) scrape (a shoe or other object) against something. 2) mark by scuffing. 3) drag (one s feet) when walking. ► NOUN ▪ a mark made by scuffing. ORIGIN perhaps imitative …   English terms dictionary

  • scuff — [skuf] vt. [prob. < or akin to ON skufa, to SHOVE] 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 vi. 1. to walk without… …   English World dictionary

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  • scuff — UK [skʌf] / US verb [transitive] Word forms scuff : present tense I/you/we/they scuff he/she/it scuffs present participle scuffing past tense scuffed past participle scuffed 1) to make marks on the surface of something by rubbing it against… …   English dictionary

  • scuff — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Scuff is used before these nouns: ↑mark {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb Scuff is used with these nouns as the object: ↑shoe, ↑shot …   Collocations dictionary

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