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- DictionaryScuff/skəf/
verb
- 1. scrape or brush the surface of (a shoe or other object) against something: "I scuffed the heel of my shoe on a stone"
noun
- 1. a mark made by scraping or grazing a surface or object: "dark colors don't show scuffs"
1. a. : to walk without lifting the feet : shuffle. b. : to poke or shuffle a foot in exploration or embarrassment. 2. : to become scratched, chipped, or roughened by wear. a countertop that won't scuff. transitive verb.
SCUFF definition: 1. to make a rough mark on a smooth surface, especially on a shoe or floor: 2. to kick a ball…. Learn more.
to scrape or rub one's foot back and forth over something. to be or become marred or scratched by scraping or wear. (of machine parts, as gear teeth) to creep from pressure and friction so that ridges appear transversely to the direction of wear.
SCUFF meaning: 1. to make a rough mark on a smooth surface, especially on a shoe or floor: 2. to kick a ball…. Learn more.
When you scuff something, you scrape it in a way that leaves a mark. You might walk very carefully down the street in your new red cowboy boots, being careful not to scuff the toes. You can scuff a floor by moving heavy furniture, or scuff your new leather backpack by dragging it on the sidewalk.
1. to scrape or drag (the feet) while walking. 2. to rub or scratch (a surface) or (of a surface) to become rubbed or scratched. 3. ( tr) US to poke at (something) with the foot. n. 4. the act or sound of scuffing. 5. a rubbed place caused by scuffing. 6. (Clothing & Fashion) a backless slipper.
scuff in American English. (skʌf) transitive verb. 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.
