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muff
muff 1 M0466400 (mŭf)v. muffed, muff·ing, muffs v.tr.1. To perform or handle clumsily or ineptly; bungle. See Synonyms at botch.2. Sports To fail to make (a catch).v.intr. To perform a task clumsily or ineptly.n.1. A clumsy or bungled action.2. Sports A failure to make a catch.
[Origin unknown.]
muff 2 M0466400 (mŭf)n.1. A small cylindrical fur or cloth cover, open at both ends, in which the hands are placed for warmth.2. A cluster of feathers on the side of the face of certain breeds of fowl.3. Vulgar Slang The vulva.
[Dutch mof, from Middle Dutch moffel, from Old French mofle, mitten, from Medieval Latin muffula, perhaps of Germanic origin.]muff (mʌf) n1. (Clothing & Fashion) an open-ended cylinder of fur or cloth into which the hands are placed for warmth2. (Zoology) the tuft on either side of the head of certain fowls3. taboo slang Brit the female genitals[C16: probably from Dutch mof, ultimately from French mouffle muffle1]
muff (mʌf) vb1. to perform (an action) awkwardly2. (General Sporting Terms) (tr) to bungle (a shot, catch, etc) in a gamen3. (General Sporting Terms) any unskilful play in a game, esp a dropped catch4. any clumsy or bungled action5. a bungler[C19: of uncertain origin]muff (mʌf)
n. 1. a thick tubular case for the hands, usu. covered with fur. 2. a bungled action or performance. v.t. 3. to handle clumsily. v.i. 4. to act clumsily. [1590–1600; < Dutch mof < Old North French moufle < early Medieval Latin muffula] muff
Past participle: muffed
Gerund: muffing
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| I muff | | you muff | | he/she/it muffs | | we muff | | you muff | | they muff |
| Preterite |
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| I muffed | | you muffed | | he/she/it muffed | | we muffed | | you muffed | | they muffed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am muffing | | you are muffing | | he/she/it is muffing | | we are muffing | | you are muffing | | they are muffing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have muffed | | you have muffed | | he/she/it has muffed | | we have muffed | | you have muffed | | they have muffed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was muffing | | you were muffing | | he/she/it was muffing | | we were muffing | | you were muffing | | they were muffing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had muffed | | you had muffed | | he/she/it had muffed | | we had muffed | | you had muffed | | they had muffed |
| Future |
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| I will muff | | you will muff | | he/she/it will muff | | we will muff | | you will muff | | they will muff |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have muffed | | you will have muffed | | he/she/it will have muffed | | we will have muffed | | you will have muffed | | they will have muffed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be muffing | | you will be muffing | | he/she/it will be muffing | | we will be muffing | | you will be muffing | | they will be muffing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been muffing | | you have been muffing | | he/she/it has been muffing | | we have been muffing | | you have been muffing | | they have been muffing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been muffing | | you will have been muffing | | he/she/it will have been muffing | | we will have been muffing | | you will have been muffing | | they will have been muffing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been muffing | | you had been muffing | | he/she/it had been muffing | | we had been muffing | | you had been muffing | | they had been muffing |
| Conditional |
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| I would muff | | you would muff | | he/she/it would muff | | we would muff | | you would muff | | they would muff |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have muffed | | you would have muffed | | he/she/it would have muffed | | we would have muffed | | you would have muffed | | they would have muffed |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  muff - a warm tubular covering for the handshand wear, handwear - clothing for the hands | | 2. |  muff - (sports) dropping the ball fumbleblooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, fuckup, pratfall, bloomer - an embarrassing mistakeAmerican football, American football game - a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) playsbaseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" | | Verb | 1. | muff - fail to catch, as of a ballfail, neglect - fail to do something; leave something undone; "She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib"; "The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account" | | 2. |  muff - make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"bobble, bodge, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, botch, botch up, bumble, bungle, flub, fluff, foul up, fuck up, louse up, mess up, mishandle, muck up, ball up, spoil, screw up, fumble, blowgo wrong, miscarry, fail - be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably" |
muffverb botch, bungle, fluff (informal), spoil, screw up (informal), mess up, cock up (Brit. slang), fuck up (offensive taboo slang), make a mess of, mismanage, make a nonsense of, bodge (informal), make a pig's ear of (informal), flub (U.S. slang), make a muck of (informal) He muffed his opening speech.muffverbTo harm irreparably through inept handling; make a mess:ball up, blunder, boggle, botch, bungle, foul up, fumble, gum up, mess up, mishandle, mismanage, muddle, spoil.Informal: bollix up, muck up.Slang: blow, goof up, louse up, screw up, snafu.Idiom: make a muck of.nounA stupid, clumsy mistake:blunder, bull, bungle, foozle, fumble, stumble.Informal: blooper, boner.Slang: bloomer, goof.Translationsmanicottopasticciareмуфтаmuff
dive a muffvulgar slang To perform cunnilingus.See also: dive, muffmuffvulgar slang A vulva.muff (one's) linesTo forget or bungle the words that one is supposed to say, as in a speech or play. My mind went completely blank as soon as I stepped on stage, and I totally muffed my lines. I had learned the speech off by heart, but I was so emotional that I started muffing my lines about halfway through.See also: line, mufffluff one's lines and blow one's lines; muff one's linesto speak one's speech badly or forget one's lines when one is in a play. The actress fluffed her lines badly in the last act. I was in a play once, and I muffed my lines over and over. It's okay to blow your lines in rehearsal.See also: fluff, linedive a muff tv. to perform oral sex on a woman. (Usually objectionable.) Tod likes to dive a muff every now and then. See also: dive, muffmuff
muff the tuft on either side of the head of certain fowls muff A shroud placed around a section of exhaust pipe. The air moves in the space between the exhaust pipe and the wall of shroud and is used to heat the cabin and carburetor.MUFF
| Acronym | Definition |
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| MUFF➣Melbourne Underground Film Festival (Australia) | | MUFF➣Montreal Underground Film Festival | | MUFF➣Maus und Fenster Firlefanz (German: Mouse and Window Nonsense) | | MUFF➣Mandatory Ugly Fat Friend | | MUFF➣Men United for Fantasy Football |
muff
Synonyms for muffverb botchSynonyms- botch
- bungle
- fluff
- spoil
- screw up
- mess up
- cock up
- fuck up
- make a mess of
- mismanage
- make a nonsense of
- bodge
- make a pig's ear of
- flub
- make a muck of
Synonyms for muffverb to harm irreparably through inept handling; make a messSynonyms- ball up
- blunder
- boggle
- botch
- bungle
- foul up
- fumble
- gum up
- mess up
- mishandle
- mismanage
- muddle
- spoil
- bollix up
- muck up
- blow
- goof up
- louse up
- screw up
- snafu
noun a stupid, clumsy mistakeSynonyms- blunder
- bull
- bungle
- foozle
- fumble
- stumble
- blooper
- boner
- bloomer
- goof
Synonyms for muffnoun a warm tubular covering for the handsRelated Wordsnoun (sports) dropping the ballSynonymsRelated Words- blooper
- blunder
- boner
- boo-boo
- botch
- bungle
- flub
- foul-up
- fuckup
- pratfall
- bloomer
- American football
- American football game
- baseball
- baseball game
verb fail to catch, as of a ballRelated Wordsverb make a mess of, destroy or ruinSynonyms- bobble
- bodge
- bollix
- bollix up
- bollocks
- bollocks up
- botch
- botch up
- bumble
- bungle
- flub
- fluff
- foul up
- fuck up
- louse up
- mess up
- mishandle
- muck up
- ball up
- spoil
- screw up
- fumble
- blow
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