Muff word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "muff" word

[noun] dropping the ball (in baseball or football)
[noun] a warm tubular covering for the hands
[verb] make a mess of, destroy or ruin
[verb] fail to catch, as of a ball

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\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 for muff

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

Related terms: bad job, be all thumbs, bevue, blow, blunder, blunder away, blunder into, blunder on, blunder upon, bobble, boggle, bollix, bonehead play, boner, boo-boo, botch, bumble, bungle, butcher, butterfingers, clumsy, clumsy performance, commit a gaffe, dub, duffer, error, etourderie, faux pas, flounder, flub, fluff, foozle, foozler, foul-up, fumble, fumble-fist, gaucherie, goof, goof up, goofball, goofer, hash, hick, louse up, lumber, lummox, lump, mar, mess, miscue, mistake, muddle, muffer, murder, off day, play havoc with, rube, sad work, screw up, slip, slob, spoil, stumble, stumblebum, stumblebunny, trip

The fun area, different aproach to word »muff«

Let's analyse "muff" as pure text. This string has Four letters in One syllable and One vowel. 25% of vowels is 13.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: FFUM. Average typing speed for these characters is 1090 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -- ..- ..-. ..-.

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: muff: 3 = 3, reduced: 3 . and the final result is Three.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: muff: 4 + 3 + 6 + 6 = 19, reduced: 1, and the final result is One.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
F (2)	6	Lovers	Practical, Faithful, Organizer
M (1)	13	Death	Creator, Developer, Builder
U (1)	21	World	Gifted, Generous, Bountiful

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