scuff

Meanings

Plural: scuffs

Noun

a slipper that has no fitting around the heel
the act of scuffing (scraping or dragging the feet)
A mark left by scuffing or scraping.
The sound of a scuff or scrape
A slipper
A scurf; a scale.
The back part of the neck; the scruff.

Verb

walk without lifting the feet
get or become scuffed
- "These patent leather shoes scuffed"
mar by scuffing
- "scuffed shoes"
poke at with the foot or toe
To scrape the feet while walking.
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.

Origin / Etymology

From 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 English shove.

Synonyms

drag, mule

Scrabble Score: 13

scuff is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
scuff is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
scuff is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

scuff is a valid Words With Friends word