Muff - English meaning

verb

(of wind) move creating an air current.

Usage examples:

A cold breeze was blowing in off the sea

noun

A strong wind.

Usage examples:

We're in for a bit of a blow

noun

A powerful stroke with a hand, weapon, or hard object.

Usage examples:

He received a blow to the skull

verb

Carry out (a task) badly or carelessly.

Usage examples:

He was accused of botching the job

noun

A bungled task.

Usage examples:

I've probably made a botch of things

verb

To spoil something by doing it badly

Usage examples:

He thinks the police botched the investigation.

verb

Carry out (a task) clumsily or incompetently.

Usage examples:

He bungled his first attempt to manage a group of professional players

noun

A task carried out in a clumsy or incompetent way.

Usage examples:

A series of bureaucratic bungles over his visa status

verb

To do something badly, or spoil something

Usage examples:

The police bungled the investigation.

noun

Soft fibres from fabrics such as wool or cotton which accumulate in small light clumps.

Usage examples:

He brushed his sleeve to remove the fluff

verb

Make (something) appear fuller and softer by shaking or brushing it.

Usage examples:

I fluffed up the pillows

noun

A soft mass of fibers, feathers, or hair

Usage examples:

Cotton fluff, the cat, a ball of white fluff, darted into the house and started to lick its fur., w…

noun

A clumsy or botched attempt at something, especially a shot in golf.

Usage examples:

Overlooking the beach on marco island, the marriott resort offers plenty of places - like quinn's o…

verb

Botch; bungle.

Usage examples:

Sliced approach shots and foozled putts

verb

Do or handle something clumsily.

Usage examples:

She fumbled with the lock

noun

An act of doing or handling something clumsily.

Usage examples:

Just one fumble during a tyre change could separate the winners from the losers

verb

Feel about uncertainly or blindly

verb

Form (something) by putting parts together or combining substances; create.

Usage examples:

My grandmother made a dress for me

noun

The manufacturer or trade name of a product.

Usage examples:

The make, model, and year of his car

verb

Perform or carry out

verb

Manage or deal with (something) wrongly or ineffectively.

Usage examples:

The officer had mishandled the situation

verb

To deal with something without the necessary care or skill

Usage examples:

The administration completely mishandled this incident.

verb

(in various sports) hit or kick (a ball) badly or in the wrong direction.

Usage examples:

An incompetent tennis player, he mishit the shot

noun

An instance of hitting or kicking a ball badly or in the wrong direction.

Usage examples:

After a further mishit, his third attempt proved successful

verb

To hit or kick a ball in the wrong way or in the wrong direction

Usage examples:

Many amateur golfers are afraid of overhitting the shot, and therefore decelerate their swing and m…

verb

Manage (something) badly or wrongly.

Usage examples:

He was accused of mismanaging the economy

verb

To manage something badly

Usage examples:

Many of these health-care plans have been mismanaged., officials are facing charges of mismanagement.

verb

To organize or control something badly

Usage examples:

Mismanage a company/the economy the previous bosses had mismanaged the company to the point of coll…

verb

Fail to hit, reach, or come into contact with (something aimed at).

Usage examples:

A laser-guided bomb had missed its target

noun

A failure to hit, catch, or reach something.

Usage examples:

The penalty miss cost us the game

noun

A title prefixed to the name of an unmarried woman or girl, or to that of a married woman retaining her maiden name for professional purposes.

Usage examples:

Miss hazel armstrong