Definition of "scuff" in English

verb

1. To scrape the feet while walking.

2. To scrape and roughen the surface of (shoes, etc.)

3. To hit lightly, to brush against.

4. To mishit (a shot on a ball) due to poor contact with the ball.

noun

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

   • Someone left scuff marks in the sand.

2. The sound of a scuff or scrape.

3. (Australia, New Zealand) A slipper.

4. (Scotland, uncommon) A (sudden) shower of rain or mist.

noun

1. A scurf; a scale.

2. The back part of the neck; the scruff.