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(skʌf)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense scuffs, present participle scuffing, past tense, past participle scuffed
1. verb
If you scuff something or if it scuffs, you mark the surface by scraping it against other things or by scraping other things against it.
Constant wheelchair use will scuff almost any floor surface. [VERB noun]
Molded plastic is almost indestructible, but scuffs easily. [VERB adverb]
scuffed adjective
...scuffed brown shoes.
2. verb
If you scuff your feet, you pull them along the ground as you walk.
Polly, bewildered and embarrassed, dropped her head and scuffed her feet. [VERB noun]
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scuff in British English

(skʌf)
verb
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. (transitive) US
to poke at (something) with the foot
noun
4. 
the act or sound of scuffing
5. 
a rubbed place caused by scuffing
6. 
a backless slipper
Word origin
C19: probably of imitative origin

scuff in American English

(skʌf)
verb transitive
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
verb intransitive
4. 
to walk without lifting the feet; shuffle
5. 
to become scraped or worn in patches on the surface
noun
6. 
a sound or act of scuffing
7. 
a worn or rough spot
8. 
a loosefitting house slipper, esp. one without a built-up heel or a counter
Word origin
prob. < or akin to ON skufa, to shove

Examples of 'scuff' in a sentence
scuff

He then scuffed another shot wide from inside the area before hitting the post.
The Sun (2012)
It may have been a scuffed effort but at times like these, any goal will do.
The Sun (2016)
He scuffed his shot wide.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The scuffed lino floors and brightly painted corridors feel like a hospital, albeit with photographs of actors all over the walls.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
DOES your car have a minor dent, scratches or scuffed alloy wheels?
The Sun (2006)
There's a wood fire, exposed stone walls and scuffed wood floors.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
They say it's too fragile and it'll get scratched and scuffed too easily.
The Sun (2010)
Former Man United man scuffed a great chance.
The Sun (2011)
The style is unfussy, with scuffed wood floors in the restaurant and bar, and nautical paraphernalia in the cosy lounge.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
(verb) 
Definition
to scrape (one's shoes) by doing so
She scuffed her shoes on the pavement.
Synonyms
scratch
He had blood on his nose and he had scratched his knees.
scrape
She stumbled and fell, scraping her palms and knees.
graze
I had grazed my knees a little.
chafe
The shorts were chafing my thighs.
roughen
abrade
The rough rock had abraded her skin.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of abrade
The rough rock had abraded her skin.
Synonyms
scrape,
grind,
skin,
file,
scratch,
erode,
graze,
erase,
scour,
wear off,
rub off,
wear down,
scuff,
wear away,
scrape away,
scrape out
in the sense of chafe
Definition
to make sore or worn by rubbing
The shorts were chafing my thighs.
Synonyms
rub,
scratch,
scrape,
rasp,
abrade
in the sense of graze
Definition
to break the skin of (a part of the body) by scraping
I had grazed my knees a little.
Synonyms
scratch,
skin,
bark,
scrape,
chafe,
abrade

Nearby words of
scuff

  • scrutinize
  • scrutiny
  • scud
  • scuff
  • scuffle
  • sculpt
  • sculptor

Synonyms of 'scuff'

scuff

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of scrape
Definition
to injure or damage by scraping
She stumbled and fell, scraping her palms and knees.
Synonyms
graze,
skin,
scratch,
bark,
scuff,
rub,
abrade
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