scuff

6 definitions • 9 examples

to make a rough mark on a smooth surface, especially on a shoe or floor:

Please wear trainers in the gym, to avoid scuffing the floor.

If you scuff your feet (= pull your shoes along the ground as you walk) like that, you'll ruin your shoes.

to kick a ball badly, especially by touching the ground as well as the ball with your foot :

She scuffed her first penalty attempt.

Burke then wasted a rare opportunity when he scuffed the ball wide.

to spoil or harm something slightly, especially the reputation of something or someone:

A host of local controversies have scuffed the Republican brand name in Ohio.

The image she has built as a selfless champion of her district has been scuffed by the revelation that she made a fast $119,000 in a land deal with a developer she has repeatedly aided.

a rough mark made on a smooth surface, especially on a shoe or floor:

They wear soft overshoes to protect the floor from scuffs.

Do you have anything for getting rid of scuff marks on shoes?

to make a mark on a smooth surface, esp. on a shoe or floor:

Always wear sneakers in the gym to avoid scuffing the floor.

If you scuff your feet, you do not lift them as you walk.