scuff | | |
n. (artifact) | 1. mule, scuff | a slipper that has no fitting around the heel. |
| ~ carpet slipper, slipper | low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors. |
n. (act) | 2. scuff | the act of scuffing (scraping or dragging the feet). |
| ~ wipe, rub | the act of rubbing or wiping.; "he gave the hood a quick rub" |
v. (motion) | 3. drag, scuff | walk without lifting the feet. |
| ~ scuffle, shamble, shuffle | walk by dragging one's feet.; "he shuffled out of the room"; "We heard his feet shuffling down the hall" |
v. (contact) | 4. scuff | get or become scuffed.; "These patent leather shoes scuffed" |
| ~ wear off, wear thin, wear down, wear out, wear | deteriorate through use or stress.; "The constant friction wore out the cloth" |
v. (contact) | 5. scuff | mar by scuffing.; "scuffed shoes" |
| ~ scratch up, scratch, scrape | cut the surface of; wear away the surface of. |
v. (contact) | 6. scuff | poke at with the foot or toe. |
| ~ kick | strike with the foot.; "The boy kicked the dog"; "Kick the door down" |
stumble | | |
n. (act) | 1. lurch, stagger, stumble | an unsteady uneven gait. |
| ~ gait | a person's manner of walking. |
n. (act) | 2. misstep, stumble, trip, trip-up | an unintentional but embarrassing blunder.; "he recited the whole poem without a single trip"; "he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later"; "confusion caused his unfortunate misstep" |
| ~ blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, bloomer, fuckup, pratfall | an embarrassing mistake. |
v. (motion) | 3. bumble, falter, stumble | walk unsteadily.; "The drunk man stumbled about" |
| ~ walk | use one's feet to advance; advance by steps.; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" |
v. (motion) | 4. stumble, trip | miss a step and fall or nearly fall.; "She stumbled over the tree root" |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| ~ founder | stumble and nearly fall.; "the horses foundered" |
| ~ walk | use one's feet to advance; advance by steps.; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" |
v. (possession) | 5. hit, stumble | encounter by chance.; "I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant" |
| ~ come into, come by | obtain, especially accidentally. |
v. (cognition) | 6. slip up, stumble, trip up | make an error.; "She slipped up and revealed the name" |
| ~ err, mistake, slip | to make a mistake or be incorrect. |
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