1. to scrape or scratch the surface of something, especially by dragging or rubbing
2. to walk without lifting one’s feet properly, dragging them along the ground

1. a mark or scratch made by scraping
2. the act of scraping or dragging something along a surface

Examples

• Don’t scuff your new shoes on the concrete.
• She scuffed the floor with her chair.
• He tends to scuff his feet when he walks.
• There’s a scuff mark on the wall from moving furniture.
• The scuff of his shoes echoed in the hallway.
• Try not to scuff the hardwood floors.
• The basketball player scuffed along the court tiredly.