scuff
To scrape the feet while walkingTo scrape the feet while walking.
» Please don't scuff your shoes on the recently mopped floor.
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5 sensesTo scrape the feet while walking.
ша́ркатьšárkatʹ, волочи́ть но́гиvoločítʹ nógi
човгатиčovhaty
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.”)
- poke at with the foot or toe
- mar by scuffing
- get or become scuffed
- walk without lifting the feet
Examples
3 sentencesPlease don't scuff your shoes on the recently mopped floor.
Maple syrup mixed with baby spit-up and shoe scuff?
They had let me roam the woods, scuffing the dry leaves in autumn, drinking water from the creeks in my cupped hands.
Translations
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Origin
From Scots scuff (“to touch lightly, graze, hit”), of obscure origin. Perhaps from Old NorFrom Scots scuff (“to touch lightly, graze, hit”), of obscure origin. Perhaps from Old Norse skúfa (“to shove, push aside”), from Proto-Germanic *skeubaną (“to shove”). Or, perhaps imitative. More at shove.
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Forms
scuffs, scuffing, scuffed, scuffedSynonyms
2 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