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View usage for: (mʌf) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense muffs, present participle muffing, past tense, past participle muffed1. verbIf you muff something, you do it badly or you make a mistake while you are doing it, so that it is not successful. [informal] He muffed his opening speech. [VERB noun] ...a muffed opportunity. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: botch, bungle, fluff [informal], spoil More Synonyms of muff 2. countable nounA muff is a piece of fur or thick cloth shaped like a short hollow cylinder. You wear a muff on your hands to keep them warm in cold weather. 3. plural nounMuffs are the same as earmuffs. muff in British English 1 (mʌf) noun1. an open-ended cylinder of fur or cloth into which the hands are placed for warmth 2. the tuft on either side of the head of certain fowls 3. British vulgar, slang the female genitals Word origin C16: probably from Dutch mof, ultimately from French mouffle muffle1muff in British English 2 (mʌf) verb1. to perform (an action) awkwardly 2. (transitive) to bungle (a shot, catch, etc) in a game noun3. any unskilful play in a game, esp a dropped catch 4. any clumsy or bungled action Word origin C19: of uncertain origin (mʌf) noun1. a cylindrical covering of fur or other soft material into which the hands are placed from either end for keeping them warm 2. a tuft of feathers on the sides of the head, or on the legs, of certain fowl 3. a. Sport a failure to hold the ball when catching it verb transitive, verb intransitive4. to do (something) badly or awkwardly 5. Sport to miss (a catch) or bungle (a play) Word origin Du mof < Wal moufe, shortened < Fr moufle, a mitten < ML muffla, glove Word lists withmuff articles of clothing, articles of clothingDefinition to bungle (a shot or catch) She muffed her opening speech. Synonyms screw up (informal) mess up cock up (British, slang) fuck up (offensive, taboo, slang) make a mess of make a nonsense of bodge (informal) make a pig's ear of (informal) flub (US, slang) make a muck of (informal) crool or cruel (Australian, slang) Additional synonymsDefinition to spoil (an operation) through clumsiness or incompetence Two prisoners bungled an escape bid last night Synonyms mess up, blow (slang), ruin, spoil, blunder, fudge, screw up (informal), botch, cock up (British, slang), fuck up (offensive, taboo, slang), miscalculate, make a mess of, mismanage, muff, foul up, make a nonsense of (informal), bodge (informal), make a pig's ear of (informal), flub (US, slang), crool or cruel (Australian, slang), louse up (slang) Definition to make a mistake in performing She fluffed her interview at Oxford. Synonyms mess up, spoil, bungle, screw up (informal, informal), cock up (British, slang), fuck up (offensive, taboo, slang), foul up (informal), make a nonsense of, be unsuccessful in, make a mess off, muddle, crool or cruel (Australian, slang) Definition to organize or run something badly Three-quarters of those surveyed thought the President had mismanaged the economy. Synonyms mishandle, bungle, botch, mess up, misdirect, misconduct, make a mess of, make a hash of (informal), make a nonsense of, bodge (informal), misgovern, maladminister - muddle along or through
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Additional synonymsDefinition to make (something) less valuable, beautiful, or useful It is important not to let mistakes spoil your life. Synonyms ruin, destroy, wreck, damage, total (slang), blow (slang), injure, upset, harm, mar, scar, undo, trash (slang), impair, mess up, blemish, disfigure, debase, deface, put a damper on, crool or cruel (Australian, slang) |