Scuff vs Unscuffed - What's the difference?
scuff | unscuffed |
Caused by scraping, usually with one's feet.
To mishit (a shot on a ball) due to poor contact with the ball.
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=September 2
, author=
, title=Wales 2-1 Montenegro
, work=BBC
To scrape the feet while walking.
To hit lightly, to brush against.
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=December 29
, author=Keith Jackson
, title=SPL: Celtic 1 Rangers 0
, work=Daily Record
Not having been scuffed.
*{{quote-news, year=2007, date=September 16, author=Winter Miller, title=Two Mates, One Mission, work=New York Times
, passage=PUT yourself in Hugh Dancy’s shoes (black, leather, unscuffed , possibly expensive). }}
As adjectives the difference between scuff and unscuffed
is that scuff is caused by scraping, usually with one's feet while unscuffed is not having been scuffed.As a verb scuff
is to mishit (a shot on a ball) due to poor contact with the ball.As a noun scuff
is the back part of the neck; the scruff.scuff
English
Adjective
(-)- Someone left scuff marks in the sand.
Verb
(en verb)citation, page= , passage=The Montenegro captain was finding space at will and followed up with a speculative shot that he scuffed wide, after Wales were slow in closing down the Juventus striker.}}
citation, page= , passage=Wallace threw himself at it to connect with a flying header. He looked a certain scorer but his effort scuffed the inside of Fraser Forster’s post.}}
Derived terms
* scuff markSee also
* scoff * scruffAnagrams
*unscuffed
English
Adjective
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