SCUFF


Meaning of SCUFF in English

/ 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.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.