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- pronunciation:
- muhf
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a short, thick, open-ended tube of cloth or fur, used esp. by women to cover and warm the hands outdoors.
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| definition 2: |
a clumsy mistake or error, esp. in trying to catch a ball in sports.
- synonyms:
- fumble, miss
- similar words:
- blunder, botch, error, flub, goof, mistake, slip-up, stumble
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| related words: |
blunder, botch, bust, failure, miss, trip |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
muffs, muffing, muffed |
| definition 1: |
(informal) to mismanage, fail, or miss.
We muffed our chance to go abroad.- synonyms:
- blow, blunder, bungle, flub, goof, mess
- similar words:
- botch, fail, mismanage, miss, muddle
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| definition 2: |
to fumble or fail to catch (a thrown or hit ball), as in baseball.
- synonyms:
- fumble, miss
- similar words:
- botch, bungle, flub
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| related words: |
botch, bungle, miss |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
(informal) to do something badly or clumsily; bungle.
- synonyms:
- bungle, flub, foul up
- similar words:
- bomb, err, flounder, goof, slip, stumble, trip
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| definition 2: |
to fumble or miss a ball.
- synonyms:
- fumble, miss
- similar words:
- bungle, flub
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| related words: |
blunder, stumble, trip |
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