scuff up

verb

To make scuffed; to give a scuffed texture to.

Meanings

verbscuff up (third-person singular simple present scuffs up, present participle scuffing up, simple past and past participle scuffed up)

present singular third person scuffs up · participle present scuffing up · participle past scuffed up · past scuffed up

  1. transitiveTo make scuffed; to give a scuffed texture to.
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APA

scuff up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scuff%20up

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scuff up,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scuff%20up.

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