Meaning of muff in English
Verb
muffEtymology
early 19th century: of unknown originDefinitions
1. fail to catch, as of a ball- 2. make a mess of, destroy or ruin
Examples
- « I botched the dinner and we had to eat out »
- « the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement »
Noun
muffEtymology
mid 16th century: from Dutch mof, Middle Dutch muffel, from medieval Latin muff(u)la, of unknown ultimate originDefinitions
1. a warm tubular covering for the hands- 2. (sports) dropping the ball