scuff

verb/skʌf/CEFR C1

ঘষা লেগে দাগ ফেলা; পা ঘষে হাঁটা

Meaning

To scrape a surface and leave a mark, or to drag your feet while walking.

Example sentences

  • He scuffed his new shoes on the step.সিঁড়িতে ঘষা লেগে তার নতুন জুতোয় দাগ পড়ল।
  • She scuffed along the corridor, half asleep.আধোঘুমে সে পা ঘষে করিডোর ধরে হাঁটছিল।

Word forms

past tense
scuffed
-ing form
scuffing

A common mistake

He scuffed his knee when he fell.→He grazed his knee when he fell.

Scuffing marks a hard surface — leather, paint, a floor, a wall. Skin that is scraped is grazed. The noun is a scuff mark.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: shuffle, graze

Antonyms: polish

Similar words, and what each means

  • shuffle

    পা ঘষে ঘষে ধীরে হাঁটা

    To walk slowly without lifting your feet fully off the ground.

  • graze

    ঘাস খাওয়া, চরানো

    To eat grass growing in a field, as animals do.

Opposite words

  • polish

    পালিশ করে চকচকে করা

    To rub something to make it smooth and shiny.

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “scuff” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • শোষণ করা
    • • হঠাৎ দ্রুত ছুটে যাওয়া
    • • ঘষা লেগে দাগ ফেলা; পা ঘষে হাঁটা
    • • মনে করা, হিসাব করা
    Show the answer

    ঘষা লেগে দাগ ফেলা; পা ঘষে হাঁটা — scuff (verb) — ঘষা লেগে দাগ ফেলা; পা ঘষে হাঁটা. To scrape a surface and leave a mark, or to drag your feet while walking.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “scuff”?

    • • howl
    • • shuffle
    • • cuddle
    • • interject
    Show the answer

    shuffle — shuffle — পা ঘষে ঘষে ধীরে হাঁটা. To walk slowly without lifting your feet fully off the ground.

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