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| muff [ muf ] |
transitive verb (past and past participle muffed, present participle muff·ing, 3rd person present singular muffs) |
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1. fail to catch something: to fail to catch a ball or make a shot
 He got right under the ball and still muffed it.
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2. do something badly: to do something badly or awkwardly
The play got off to a bad start when the actors muffed the opening lines.
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noun (plural muffs) |
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failed action: a badly performed catch, shot, or action
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| [Mid-19th century. Origin ?] |
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