SCUFF UP

Meaning of SCUFF UP in English

To SCUFF UP is to make a major mistake. (I owe this phrase to a friend of mine called Joe.) Example: I really scuffed up on that maths test. I bet I get an F!

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SCUFF — I. verb Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1768 intransitive verb 1. to walk without lifting the feet ; shuffle , to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
UP — I. (|)əp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SCUFF — I. ˈskəf verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish skuffa to push and perhaps to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SCUFF — (v. i.) To walk without lifting the feet; to proceed with a scraping or dragging movement; to shuffle.
Английский словарь Webster
SCUFF — (n.) The back part of the neck; the scruff.
Английский словарь Webster
SCUFF — ( v. i. ) To walk without lifting the feet; to proceed with a scraping or dragging movement; to shuffle.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SCUFF — ( n. ) The back part of the neck; the scruff.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SCUFF — /skuf/ , v.t. 1. to scrape (something) with one's foot or feet. 2. to rub or scrape (one's foot or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SCUFF — v. walk while dragging one's feet; scratch, cause an abrasion; become scratched or abraded
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SCUFF — n. scratching or scraping sound; act of scratching or scraping; flat-heeled slipper that covers only the toes; abrasion, scratch mark, …
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UP — I. ˈəp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SCUFF — I. ˈskəf verb Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1768 intransitive verb 1. a. : to walk without lifting the feet : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UP — prep upon. 2. up ·adv aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up …
Webster English vocab
SCUFF — noun the back part of the neck; the scruff. 2. scuff ·vi to walk without lifting the feet; to proceed …
Webster English vocab
SCUFF — ■ verb scrape (a shoe or other object) against something. ↘[often as adjective ~ed ] mark by ~ing. ↘drag (one's …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SCUFF — [scuff] vb [prob. of Scand origin; akin to Sw skuffa to push] vi (1768) 1 a: to walk without lifting …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SCUFF — scuff BrE AmE skʌf ▷ scuffed skʌft ▷ scuffing ˈskʌf ɪŋ ▷ scuffs skʌfs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UP — / ʌp; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective , verb , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SCUFF — / skʌf; NAmE / verb [ vn ] 1. scuff sth (on sth) to make a mark on the smooth …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UP — I. up 1 S1 W1 /ʌp/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A HIGHER POSITION towards …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SCUFF — scuff /skʌf/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language ] 1 . to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. --adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SCUFF — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. graze or brush against. 2 tr. mark or wear down (shoes) in this way. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SCUFF — v. & n. v. 1 tr. graze or brush against. 2 tr. mark or wear down (shoes) in this way. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SCUFF — v. & n. --v. 1. tr. graze or brush against. 2 tr. mark or wear down (shoes) in this way. …
Oxford English vocab
UP — I. PREPOSITION, ADVERB, AND ADJECTIVE USES The preposition is pronounced /ʌp/. The adverb and adjective are pronounced /ʌp/. Frequency: The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SCUFF — ( scuffs, scuffing, scuffed) 1. If you scuff something or if it scuffs , you mark the surface by scraping …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SCUFF — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) 1. If you ~ something or if it ~s, you mark the surface by scraping it against …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SCUFF — verb EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ scuffed brown shoes EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ He'd made no move to leave, however, …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SCUFF — [verb] [T] - to make a rough mark on (a smooth surface), esp. on a shoe or floorPlease wear trainers …
Cambridge English vocab
UP — Synonyms and related words : above, abovestairs, access, accession, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, add to, addition, advance, against, aggrandize, aggrandizement, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SCUFF — Synonyms and related words : ablate, ablation, abrade, abrase, abrasion, abrasive, amble, attrition, barge, bark, blemish, bloody, bowl along, break, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SCUFF — I. noun Scuff is used before these nouns: ↑ mark II. verb Scuff is used with these nouns as the …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
UP — INDEX: 1. moving up to a higher place 2. looking, facing, or pointing upwards 3. to move upwards through the …
Longman Activator English vocab
UP — 1. нареч. 1) вверх по, по направлению к 2) вдоль по; вглубь 3) против (течения, ветра и т. п.) 4) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SCUFF — гл. 1) идти еле отрывая ноги от земли 2) протереть(ся), износить(ся) (особ. об одежде или обуви) How ever did you …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
UP — 1. ʌp n 1. поезд, автобус и т. п. , идущий в большой город, в столицу или на север 2. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SCUFF — scuff.ogg 1. skʌʃ n 1. шарканье; шаркающая походка 2. царапина ( особ. на обуви ); потёртость 3. pl туфли без …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SCUFF — 1) истирание; срабатывание || истирать(ся); срабатывать(ся) 2) царапина || образовывать царапины 3) задир; заедание || образовывать задиры • - streak …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
SCUFF — 1) истирание; срабатывание || истирать(ся); срабатывать(ся) 2) царапина || образовывать царапины 3) задир; заедание || образовывать задиры • - streak scuff
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
UP — 1. ʌp n 1. поезд, автобус и т. п. , идущий в большой город, в столицу или на север 2. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SCUFF — 1. skʌʃ n 1. шарканье; шаркающая походка 2. царапина ( особ. на обуви ); потёртость 3. pl туфли без задника …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
UP
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
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Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
UP — 1. _adv. 1> указывает на нахождение наверху или на более высокое положение; наверху; выше; high up in the air - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
UP — 1. adv. 1. указывает на нахождение наверху или на более высокое положение; наверху; выше; high up in the air - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
UP — 1. нареч. 1) вверх по, по направлению к 2) вдоль по; вглубь 3) против (течения, ветра и т. п.) 4) …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SCUFF — гл. 1) идти еле отрывая ноги от земли 2) протереть(ся), износить(ся) (особ. об одежде или обуви) How ever did you …
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SET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bunch/set of keys (= a group of keys kept together ) ▪ He …
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DOWN — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird swoops down (= it suddenly flies down ) ▪ The bird swoops …
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