scuff
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Synonyms: scoff, snuff, stuff, cuff, scruff, sluff, scurf, suff, scurff, acuff, scaff
Antonyms: scoff, snuff, stuff, cuff, scruff, sluff, scurf, suff, scurff, acuff, scaff
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Verb
- To scrape the feet while walking.
- To scrape and roughen the surface of (shoes, etc.)
- To hit lightly, to brush against.
- To mishit (a shot on a ball) due to poor contact with the ball.
- Synonym of scrub in (“To break in new racing tires by doing a few gentle laps on them, with the resulting heat serving to remove factory coatings and provide better grip.”)
Noun
- A mark left by scuffing or scraping.
- Someone left scuff marks in the sand.
- The sound of a scuff or scrape.
- A slipper.
- A (sudden) shower of rain or mist.
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Noun
- A scurf; a scale.
- The back part of the neck; the scruff.
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