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Definition scuff

Etymology 1

From Scots scuff (“to touch lightly, graze, hit”), of obscure origin. Perhaps from Old Norse skúfa (“to shove, push aside”), from Proto-Germanic *skeuban? (“to shove”). More at English shove.

Verb

scuff (third-person singular simple present scuffs, present participle scuffing, simple past and past participle scuffed)

1. To scrape the feet while walking.
2. To hit lightly, to brush against.
3. To mishit (a shot on a ball) due to poor contact with the ball.

Noun

scuff (plural scuffs)

1. (sometimes attributive) A mark left by scuffing or scraping.

Etymology 2

Noun

scuff (plural scuffs)

1. A scurf; a scale.
2. The back part of the neck; the scruff.

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