/ skʌf; NAmE / verb [ vn ]
1.
scuff sth (on sth) to make a mark on the smooth surface of sth when you rub it against sth rough :
I scuffed the heel of my shoe on the stonework.
2.
scuff your feet, heels, etc. to drag your feet along the ground as you walk
► scuffed adjective :
After only one day, his shoes were already scuffed and dirty.
► scuff (also ˈscuff mark ) noun
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent.: perhaps of imitative origin.