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scuff |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Scuff \Scuff\, n. [Cf. D. schoft shoulder, Goth. skuft hair of the head. Cf {Scruff}.] The back part of the neck; the scruff. [Prov. Eng.] --Ld. Lytton. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Scuff \Scuff\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scuffed}; p. pr & vb n. {Scuffing}.] [See {Scuffle}.] To walk without lifting the feet; to proceed with a scraping or dragging movement; to shuffle. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: scuff n 1: a slipper that has no fitting around the heel [syn: {mule}, {mules}, {scuffs}] 2: the act of scuffing (scraping or dragging the feet) [syn: {scuffing}] v 1: walk without lifting the feet [syn: {drag}] 2: get or become scuffed; "These patent leather shoes scuffed" 3: mar by scuffing; "scuffed shoes" 4: poke at with the foot or toe
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