Definitions for: 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



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: 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

See Also: bloomer, blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, fail, flub, foul-up, fuckup, go wrong, handwear, miscarry, neglect

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