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Scuff

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Noun

1. mule, scuff

a slipper that has no fitting around the heel

2. scuff

the act of scuffing (scraping or dragging the feet)

Verb

3. drag, scuff

walk without lifting the feet

4. scuff

get or become scuffed

Example Sentences:
'These patent leather shoes scuffed'

5. scuff

mar by scuffing

Example Sentences:
'scuffed shoes'

6. scuff

poke at with the foot or toe

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Scuff

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verb
1. 
to scrape or drag (the feet) while walking
2. 
to rub or scratch (a surface) or (of a surface) to become rubbed or scratched
3. (transitive) US
to poke at (something) with the foot
noun
4. 
the act or sound of scuffing
5. 
a rubbed place caused by scuffing
6. 
a backless slipper

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Scuff

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verb transitive
1. 
to scrape (the ground, floor, etc.) with the feet
2. 
to wear a rough place or places on the surface of (a shoe, etc.)
3. 
to move (the feet) with a dragging motion
verb intransitive
4. 
to walk without lifting the feet; shuffle
5. 
to become scraped or worn in patches on the surface
noun
6. 
a sound or act of scuffing
7. 
a worn or rough spot
8. 
a loosefitting house slipper, esp. one without a built-up heel or a counter

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Scuff

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v. scuffed, scuff·ing, scuffs
v.intr.
To scrape the feet while walking; shuffle.
v.tr.
1. To scrape with the feet.
2. To shuffle or shift (the feet), as in embarrassment.
3. To scrape and roughen the surface of.
n.
1. The act or sound of scraping especially with the feet.
2. A worn or rough spot resulting from scraping.
3. A flat backless house slipper.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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