scarf
To throw on loosely; to put on like a scarfTo throw on loosely; to put on like a scarf.
» I bought a scarf for Mary.
Я купив Мері шарф. — deniko
Я купила Мері шарф. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
7 senses(transitive)To throw on loosely; to put on like a scarf.
(transitive)To dress with a scarf, or as with a scarf; to cover with a loose wrapping.
She scarfed her head.
(transitive)To cover as or like a scarf.
A cowl scarfed her shoulders.
wrap in or adorn with a scarf
(transitive)To shape by grinding or oxyfuel torch cutting.
(transitive)To form a scarf on the end or edge of, as for a joint in timber, forming a "V" groove for welding adjacent metal plates, metal rods, etc.
(transitive)To unite, as two pieces of timber or metal, by a scarf joint.
unite by a scarf joint
(US, slang, transitive)To eat very quickly.
You sure scarfed that pizza.
Examples
217 sentencesI bought a scarf for Mary.
Я купив Мері шарф. — deniko
She has a scarf around her neck.
У неї шарф навколо шиї. — ChickenKiev
ruУ неё на шее шарф. — odexed
Where did you get that orange scarf?
Звідки у тебе цей оранжевий шарф? — deniko
ruОткуда у тебя этот оранжевый шарф? — Wezel
deWoher hast du dieses orangene Halstuch? — raggione
Don't you like my yellow scarf?
Хіба тобі не подобається мій жовтий шарф? — deniko
ruТебе не нравится мой жёлтый шарф? — marafon
Where did you buy that scarf?
Де ти купив цей шарф? — deniko
Origin
Probably from Old Northern French escarpe (compare Old French escharpe (“pilgrim's purse sProbably from Old Northern French escarpe (compare Old French escharpe (“pilgrim's purse suspended from the neck”), which see). The verb is derived from the noun. Doublet of scrip.
Of uncertain origin. Possibly from Old Norse skarfr, derivative of skera (“to cut”).
Generally thought to be a variant, attested since the 1950s, of scoff (“eat (quickly)”) (of which scorf is another attested variant), itself a variant of scaff. Sometimes alternatively suggested to be a dialectal survival of Old English scearfian, sceorfan (“gnaw, bite”) (compare scurf).
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Forms
scarfs, scarfing, scarfed, scarfedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
4 patterns- a scarf for
- blue scarf
- bought a scarf
- scarf around