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scuff

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms 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 of scuff

abrade, graze, scrape, scratch

Words Related to scuff

chafe, fret, gall

claw, cut, lacerate

bruise, contuse

Near Antonyms of scuff

polish, smooth, soften, wax

2 to move heavily or clumsily

the miners scuffed past in heavy boots

Synonyms of scuff

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

Words Related to scuff

drag, flop, haul

blunder, careen, dodder, lurch, reel, stagger, sway, teeter, totter, waddle, weave, wobble (also wabble)

Near Antonyms of scuff

drift, float, hang, hover, poise, waft

Antonyms of scuff

breeze, coast, glide, slide, waltz, whisk

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