- 1scuff something (on something) to make a mark on the smooth surface of something when you rub it against something rough I scuffed the heel of my shoe on the stonework.
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- 2scuff your feet, heels, etc. to drag your feet along the ground as you walk
scuff
verbNAmE//skʌf//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they scuff he / she / it scuffs
past simple scuffed
-ing form scuffing
adjective After only one day, his shoes were already scuffed and dirty.
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