scuff

scuff

verb

Definition of SCUFF

1

to damage by rubbing against a sharp or rough surface <scuffed up her shoes by rubbing her feet under the rung of the chair>

Synonyms abrade, graze, scratch, scuff

Related Words bark, skin; chafe, fret, gall; claw, cut, lacerate; bruise, contuse

Near Antonyms polish, smooth, soften, wax

2

to move heavily or clumsily <the miners scuffed past in heavy boots>

Synonyms barge, clomp, clump, flog [British], flounder, galumph, lump, plod, pound, scuff, scuffle, shamble, shuffle, slog, slough, stamp, stomp, stumble, stump, tramp, tromp, trudge

Related Words drag, flop, haul; blunder, careen, dodder, lurch, reel, stagger, sway, teeter, totter, waddle, weave, wobble (also wabble)

Near Antonyms drift, float, hang, hover, poise, waft

Antonyms breeze, coast, glide, slide, waltz, whisk