muff

/məf/
/məf/
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Other forms: muffs; muffed; muffing

Definitions of muff
  1. noun
    a warm tubular covering for the hands
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    type of:
    hand wear, handwear
    clothing for the hands
  2. noun
    (sports) dropping the ball
    synonyms: fumble
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    type of:
    bloomer, blooper, blunder, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, pratfall
    an embarrassing mistake
  3. verb
    fail to catch, as of a ball
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    type of:
    fail, neglect
    fail to do something; leave something undone
  4. verb
    make a mess of, destroy or ruin
    synonyms: ball up, blow, bobble, bodge, bollix, bollix up, botch, botch up, bumble, bungle, butcher, flub, fluff, foul up, fumble, louse up, mess up, mishandle, muck up, screw up, spoil
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    type of:
    fail, go wrong, miscarry
    be unsuccessful
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