muff

/məf/

/məf/

Other forms: muffs; muffed; muffing

Definitions of muff

1. noun

   a warm tubular covering for the hands
   type of:

   hand wear, handwear

   clothing for the hands
2. noun

   (sports) dropping the ball
   synonyms: fumble

   type of:

   bloomer, blooper, blunder, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, pratfall

   an embarrassing mistake
3. verb

   fail to catch, as of a ball
   type of:

   fail, neglect

   fail to do something; leave something undone
4. verb

   make a mess of, destroy or ruin
   synonyms: ball up, blow, bobble, bodge, bollix, bollix up, botch, botch up, bumble, bungle, butcher, flub, fluff, foul up, fumble, louse up, mess up, mishandle, muck up, screw up, spoil

   type of:

   fail, go wrong, miscarry

   be unsuccessful