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Definition of Muff
1. Verb. Fail to catch, as of a ball.
2. Noun. A warm tubular covering for the hands.
3. Verb. Make a mess of, destroy or ruin. "The pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
Generic synonyms: Fail, Go Wrong, Miscarry
Derivative terms: Ballup, Botch, Botcher, Bumbler, Bungle, Bungler, Flub, Fluff, Foul-up, Fuckup, Fumbler, Mess-up, Screwup, Spoil, Spoilage, Spoiling
4. Noun. (sports) dropping the ball.
Generic synonyms: Bloomer, Blooper, Blunder, Boner, Boo-boo, Botch, Bungle, Flub, Foul-up, Fuckup, Pratfall
Category relationships: American Football, American Football Game, Baseball, Baseball Game
Derivative terms: Fumble
Definition of Muff
1. n. A soft cover of cylindrical form, usually of fur, worn by women to shield the hands from cold.
2. v. t. To handle awkwardly; to fumble; to fail to hold, as a ball, in catching it.
Definition of Muff
1. Noun. (historical) A piece of fur or cloth, usually with open ends, used for keeping the hands warm. ¹
2. Noun. (slang) Female pubic hair; the vulva. ¹
3. Noun. (glassblowing) A blown cylinder of glass which is afterward flattened out to make a sheet. ¹
4. Noun. The feathers sticking out from both sides of the face under the beak of some birds. ¹
5. Noun. (slang chiefly sports) An error, a mistake. ¹
6. Noun. (slang) shortened form of muffin. ¹
7. Verb. In American football, to drop or mishandle the ball, especially during a punt or kick-off. ¹
8. Verb. By extension, to mishandle any situation. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Muff
1. to bungle [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: bungle
Medical Definition of Muff
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1. A soft cover of cylindrical form, usually of fur, worn by women to shield the hands from cold.
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