Muff (Verb)
Meaning 1
Fail to catch, as of a ball.
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The fielder rushed forward but managed to muff the catch, allowing the ball to sail on by.
- The inexperienced player muffed the toss, spiking the ball into the dirt instead of catching it.
- She lunged forward, arms outstretched, but muffed the attempt and watched in dismay as the ball bounded past.
- It was too bad the center fielder muffed the simple fly ball, for the misstep allowed the scoring run.
- Despite an effort to come up with a miraculous play, Martinez muffed the ground ball, committing an error on a would-be double play.
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Meaning 2
Make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The chef muff the sauce and had to start over.
- The politician's gaffe seemed to muff the entire speech.
- Inexperienced hands can muff a simple DIY project.
- Her nervousness started to muff her otherwise flawless presentation.
- The noisy protesters muff the speech of the guest speaker.
Synonyms
- Louse Up
- Fumble
- Ball Up
- Bollix Up
- Bodge
- Spoil
- Botch Up
- Bollocks
- Screw Up
- Muck Up
- Mess Up
- Blow
- Bobble
- Mishandle
- Bollocks Up
- Bungle
- Botch
- Flub
- Fuck Up
- Fluff
- Bollix
- Bumble
- Foul Up