Definition of
scuff has definitions from the field of clothing
1
[ verb ] walk without lifting the feet

Synonyms

drag

Used in print

(John Cheever, "The Brigadier and the Golf Widow,"...)

Children walking home from school would scuff through what seemed to be his foliage .

Related terms

shuffle

2
[ noun ] (clothing) a slipper that has no fitting around the heel

Synonyms

mules scuffs mule

Related terms

slipper

3
[ verb ] mar by scuffing

Examples

"scuffed shoes"

Related terms

scratch

4
[ verb ] get or become scuffed

Examples

"These patent leather shoes scuffed"

Related terms

wear

5
[ verb ] poke at with the foot or toe

Related terms

kick

6
[ noun ] the act of scuffing (scraping or dragging the feet)

Synonyms

scuffing

Related terms

rub

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Rhymes with

cuff handcuff

Phonetic and Homophones

S K AH1 F

Similar Spelling

scoff scaup Scafe Schupp Schiff Scheff Schaff Scaife Schoof Schaaf

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