scuff
verb
[ skʌf ]
• scrape or brush the surface of (a shoe or other object) against something.
• "I accidentally scuffed the heel of one shoe on a paving stone"
Similar:
scrape,
rub,
drag,
brush,
scratch,
graze,
abrade,
rasp,
lacerate,
chafe,
roughen,
scuff
noun
• a mark made by scraping or grazing a surface or object.
• "dark colours don't show scuffs"
Origin:
early 18th century: perhaps of imitative origin.
