Scuff /(skŭf)/

Scuff

n.
  1. The back part of the neck; the scruff. [Prov. Eng.]

Scuff

v. i.

imp. & p. p. Scuffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Scuffing

  1. To walk without lifting the feet; to proceed with a scraping or dragging movement; to shuffle.

Scuff

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Scuffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Scuffing

  1. To cause a blemish on the surface of, by scraping against an object; as, he scuffed his shoe on the ground.
  2. To scrape with one's foot; as, he scuffed the chair leg with his shoe.