scuff

🇺🇸 /skʌf/ 🇬🇧 /skʌf/
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noun
R

A scuff is a rough mark or scratch on a smooth surface.

The scuff on the table was from when the chair was dragged across the room.

verb
R

To scuff is to rub something against a rough surface, causing a mark.

I accidentally scuffed my new shoes against the curb.

R

To scuff can also mean to walk in a way that your feet drag on the ground.

He scuffed his feet as he walked through the hallway.

translation

n. A scuff is a rough mark or scratch on a smooth surface.
v. To scuff is to rub something against a rough surface, causing a mark.; To scuff can also mean to walk in a way that your feet drag on the ground.

Word Forms

3rd Present scuffs
Progressive scuffing
Past scuffed
Perfect scuffed
Plural scuffs