scuff Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a slipper that has no fitting around the heel
    mule.
  2. noun the act of scuffing (scraping or dragging the feet)
  3. verb walk without lifting the feet
    drag.
  4. verb get or become scuffed
    • These patent leather shoes scuffed
  5. verb mar by scuffing
    • scuffed shoes
  6. verb poke at with the foot or toe

WordNet

Scuff noun
Etymology
Cf. D. schoft shoulder, Goth. skuft hair of the head. Cf. Scruff.
Definitions
  1. The back part of the neck; the scruff. Prov. Eng. Ld. Lytton.
Scuff intransitive verb
Etymology
See Scuffle.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Scuffed ; present participle & verbal noun Scuffing
Definitions
  1. To walk without lifting the feet; to proceed with a scraping or dragging movement; to shuffle.

Webster 1913