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Scuff   Listen
verb
Scuff  v. t.  (past & past part. scuffed; pres. part. scuffing)  
1.
To cause a blemish on the surface of, by scraping against an object; as, he scuffed his shoe on the ground.
2.
To scrape with one's foot; as, he scuffed the chair leg with his shoe.





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"Scuff" Quotes from Famous Books



... came in, her arrival unannounced except by the scuff of her moccasins, and seated herself against the wall. She did not use a chair, of which there were several, but crouched upon a bear-skin, her knees beneath her chin, her toes a trifle drawn together. She sat thus for a long time, while Necia continued her stories ...
— The Barrier • Rex Beach
... little girl, "but I only have to scuff some, and then they'll stay on. Mrs. Forbes said I'd grow ...
— Jewel - A Chapter In Her Life • Clara Louise Burnham


Words linked to "Scuff" :   kick, wipe, scrape, wear, wear out, scratch up, drag, scratch, wear off, carpet slipper, wear down, scuffer, shamble, mule, scuffle


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