scuff
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2.6
- noun
- /skʌf/
:
marca de roce
- The athlete's shoes had a few scuff marks from playing on the rough court.
- scuff marks
- scuffs and scratches
- leave a scuff
You are not scratch proof here, but it looks like at this point, scratch gate is more of a scuff gate.
- You are not scratch proof here, but it looks like at this point, scratch gate is more of a scuff gate.
Examples
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You know you got a scuff on the toe of this left shoe?
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There's a scuff on her right shoe tip.
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It's gonna leave a scuff mark on the ball.
Fiction book (2000) -
I hate it when you leave scuff marks.
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I noticed a long, black scuff mark on the wall beside me.
Fiction book (1995) -
There's a scuff mark on the ball!
Fiction book (2000) -
I don't want scuff marks.
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There are tiny scuff marks on the floor beneath the far doorway, the one leading.
Fiction book (1993) -
Ruala propped a foot on her chair, rubbing at a scuff on her boot.
Fiction book (1992) -
The blue kitchen walls hide scuffs and marks from our years of comings and goings.
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
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1.0
A visible line, spot, scratch, or stain on a surface
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1.3
A mark on a surface caused by rubbing it against something hard
4
6.1
The gradual wearing away of a surface by rubbing or scraping
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8.8
A small light mark made when something rubs a surface like skin or wood
Antonyms
How Damaged
Surface Forms
Etymology
Scuff meaning a mark or scratch comes from the action of rubbing or scraping, so a 'scuff' is simply the mark left when something is rubbed; that's why a scuff is a visible scratch on a surface.