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verb

present tense third-person singular of scuff

as in scratches

to damage by rubbing against a sharp or rough surface scuffed up her shoes by rubbing her feet under the rung of the chair

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as in shuffles

to move heavily or clumsily the miners scuffed past in heavy boots

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scuffs

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noun

plural of scuff

as in creaks

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Messi steps up… and scuffs it wide. — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 24 June 2026

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Washing bites or scratches immediately with soap and water after possible rabies exposure.

— Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2026
The agency also advises people to wash any bites or scratches right away with soap and water.

— Aria Bendix, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of scratches

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Dillon put together another great week of work, falling forward, finding creaks of daylight in the gaps created by a less-than-ideal second-team offensive line.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2026
The durable metal is also rust-resistant, and reviews say that despite its metal frame, creaks and squeaks are minimal.

— Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 16 July 2026

Definition of creaks

Verb

Their situation becomes critical when one of the adolescent children, Elia (Vanessa Ceban), is observed by a teacher to have a mark on her face and scrapes on her back.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2026
Amazon alleged that Muse stores customer credentials and scrapes account data, among other issues.

— Caleigh Keating, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of scrapes

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The film will follow a boy (Leber), left to his own devices, who stumbles upon a secret late-night broadcast of lizards playing otherworldly music.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
While going through Verity’s files, Lowen stumbles on her memoir, an alleged confession.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026

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