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Muff

Muff Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Muff? [n] dropping the ball (in baseball or football) [n] a warm tubular covering for the hands [v] make a mess of, destroy or ruin [v] fail to catch, as of a ball Synonyms \| Synonyms for Muff: ball up \| blow \| bobble \| bollix \| bollix up \| bollocks \| bollocks up \| botch \| botch up \| bumble \| bungle \| flub \| fluff \| foul up \| fuck up \| fumble \| fumble \| louse up \| mess up \| mishandle \| muck up \| screw up \| spoil Related Terms \| Find terms related to Muff: bad job \| be all thumbs \| bevue \| blow \| blunder \| blunder away \| blunder into \| blunder on \| blunder upon \| bobble \| boggle \| bollix \| bonehead play \| boner \| boo-boo \| botch \| bumble \| bungle \| butcher \| butterfingers \| clumsy \| clumsy performance \| commit a gaffe \| dub \| duffer \| error \| etourderie \| faux pas \| flounder \| flub \| fluff \| foozle \| foozler \| foul-up \| fumble \| fumble-fist \| gaucherie \| goof \| goof up \| goofball \| goofer \| hash \| hick \| louse up \| lumber \| lummox \| lump \| mar \| mess \| miscue \| mistake \| muddle \| muffer \| murder \| off day \| play havoc with \| rube \| sad work \| screw up \| slip \| slob \| spoil \| stumble \| stumblebum \| stumblebunny \| trip See Also \| bloomer \| blooper \| blunder \| boner \| boo-boo \| botch \| bungle \| fail \| flub \| foul-up \| fuckup \| go wrong \| handwear \| miscarry \| neglect Muff In Webster's Dictionary \Muff\ (m[u^]f), n. [Cf. LG. muff, D. mof, G., Dan., & Sw. muff, F. moufle mitten, LL. muffula, MHG. mouwe sleeve, D. mouw, and E. muffle, v.] 1. A soft cover of cylindrical form, usually of fur, worn by women to shield the hands from cold. 2. (Mech.) A short hollow cylinder surrounding an object, as a pipe. 3. (Glass Manuf.) A blown cylinder of glass which is afterward flattened out to make a sheet. 4. [Perhaps a different word; cf. Prov. E. maffle to slammer.] A stupid fellow; a poor-spirited person. [Colloq.] ``A muff of a curate.'' --Thackeray. 5. [See 4.] (Baseball) A failure to hold a ball when once in the hands. 6. (Zo["o]l.) The whitethroat. [Prov. Eng.] \Muff\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Muffed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Muffing}.] To handle awkwardly; to fumble; to fail to hold, as a ball, in catching it.

Muff Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Muff?

[n] dropping the ball (in baseball or football)
[n] a warm tubular covering for the hands
[v] make a mess of, destroy or ruin
[v] fail to catch, as of a ball

Muff In Webster's Dictionary

\Muff\ (m[u^]f), n. [Cf. LG. muff, D. mof, G., Dan., & Sw.
muff, F. moufle mitten, LL. muffula, MHG. mouwe sleeve, D.
mouw, and E. muffle, v.]
1. A soft cover of cylindrical form, usually of fur, worn by
   women to shield the hands from cold.

2. (Mech.) A short hollow cylinder surrounding an object, as
   a pipe.

3. (Glass Manuf.) A blown cylinder of glass which is
   afterward flattened out to make a sheet.

4. [Perhaps a different word; cf. Prov. E. maffle to
   slammer.] A stupid fellow; a poor-spirited person.
   [Colloq.] ``A muff of a curate.'' --Thackeray.

5. [See 4.] (Baseball) A failure to hold a ball when once in
   the hands.

6. (Zo["o]l.) The whitethroat. [Prov. Eng.]


\Muff\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Muffed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Muffing}.]
To handle awkwardly; to fumble; to fail to hold, as a ball,
in catching it.

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