scuff
/skʌf/
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Definition
Verb:
- To drag or scrape one's feet while walking.
- To become scratched, worn, or marked on the surface, especially on the toe or heel of a shoe.
- To poke or strike something lightly with the foot.
Noun:
- The act or sound of dragging the feet.
- A mark or scratch made by scraping or wear.
- A type of backless, flat slipper.
Examples
Verb:
- Don't scuff your new shoes on the pavement.
- The floor was scuffed by the heavy furniture being moved.
- He scuffed at the dirt with his toe while he thought.
Noun:
- I could hear the scuff of his boots in the hallway.
- There's a noticeable scuff on the leather of the chair.
- She wore comfortable scuffs around the house.
Advanced Usage
"to scuff up": To make something, especially a surface or shoes, scratched or marked.
- The kids managed to scuff up the newly polished floor.
"to scuff along": To walk while dragging one's feet, often indicating a particular mood.
- He scuffed along dejectedly after hearing the bad news.
Variants and Related Words
Scuffed (adj): Describing something that is marked or scratched from being scraped.
- He wore a pair of old, scuffed boots.
Scuffing (n): The action or result of scuffing.
- The scuffing on the door was from the dog's claws.
Synonyms
- Verb: Scrape, drag, shuffle, graze, abrade.
- Noun: Scratch, scrape, mark, shuffle, slipper.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Scuff up: To cause scratches or marks on a surface.
- Be careful not to scuff up the walls with that ladder.
Related Idioms
- No direct common idioms feature the word "scuff" in isolation. However, the action is often associated with expressions of reluctance or dejection, as in "to scuff one's feet."
Noun
- the act of scuffing (scraping or dragging the feet)
- a slipper that has no fitting around the heel
Verb
- poke at with the foot or toe
- mar by scuffing
- scuffed shoes
- get or become scuffed
- These patent leather shoes scuffed
- walk without lifting the feet