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- Dictionarymuff/mʌf/
verb
- 1. handle (a situation, task, or opportunity) clumsily or badly: "they muffed several of their biggest projects"
noun
- 1. a mistake or failure, especially a failure to catch or receive a ball cleanly in sport.
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verb. muffed; muffing; muffs. transitive verb. 1. : to handle awkwardly. 2. : to fail to hold (a ball) when attempting a catch. intransitive verb. 1. : to act or do something stupidly or clumsily. 2. : to muff a ball compare fumble. muff. 3 of 3. noun (2) 1. : a bungling performance. 2. : a failure to hold a ball in attempting a catch. Synonyms.
MUFF definition: 1. a short tube of fur or warm cloth, used by women in the past to keep their hands warm in cold…. Learn more.
n. 1. A small cylindrical fur or cloth cover, open at both ends, in which the hands are placed for warmth. 2. A cluster of feathers on the side of the face of certain breeds of fowl. 3. Vulgar Slang The vulva. [Dutch mof, from Middle Dutch moffel, from Old French mofle, mitten, from Medieval Latin muffula, perhaps of Germanic origin.]
Muff definition: a thick, tubular case for the hands, covered with fur or other material, used by women and girls for warmth and as a handbag.. See examples of MUFF used in a sentence.
A muff is a piece of fur or thick cloth shaped like a short hollow cylinder. You wear a muff on your hands to keep them warm in cold weather.
Definitions of 'muff' 1. If you muff something, you do it badly or you make a mistake while you are doing it, so that it is not successful. [informal] [...] 2. A muff is a piece of fur or thick cloth shaped like a short, hollow cylinder. You wear a muff on your hands to keep them warm in cold weather. [...] More. Pronunciations of 'muff'
Sep 6, 2024 · muff (plural muffs) (historical) A piece of fur or cloth, usually with open ends, used for keeping the hands warm. 1907 August, Robert W [illiam] Chambers, chapter I, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC: Selwyn, sitting up rumpled and cross-legged on the floor, after having boloed Drina to everybody's exquisite ...
To do (something) badly or awkwardly. Webster's New World. To miss (a catch) or bungle (a play) Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To perform a task clumsily or ineptly. American Heritage. Synonyms: botch. warmer. fur. error. flub. blow. bungle. fumble. miscarry. blunder. goof up. muddle. mismanage.
muff (muf ), n. Clothing a thick, tubular case for the hands, covered with fur or other material, used by women and girls for warmth and as a handbag. a bungled or clumsy action or performance.
Definitions of muff. noun. a warm tubular covering for the hands. see more. noun. (sports) dropping the ball. synonyms: fumble. see more. verb. fail to catch, as of a ball. see more. verb. make a mess of, destroy or ruin.
