- scuff⇄noun 1a. the act of scuffing.
b. the noise made by scuffing.
2. a slipper with only a sole and toe piece.
Ex. Travel scuffs of the softest glove leather ... (New Yorker).
3. a scar made by scuffing.
4. (Scottish.) a glan - scuff⇄scuff (1), verb, noun.
- scuff⇄scuff (2), noun. scruff.
- scuff⇄v.i. to walk without lifting the feet; shuffle.
Ex. to scuff through sand, to scuff into a room. - scuff⇄v.t. to wear or injure the surface of by hard use.
Ex. to scuff one's shoes.