muff
/mʌf/
noun
- A short, tube-shaped covering made of fur or fabric, open at both ends, used to keep the hands warm.
- In the old photograph, the woman wore a muff and a long coat.
- He bought a knitted muff for the winter fair.
- She slipped her hands into her fur muff to keep them warm.
- An instance of failing to catch a ball, especially in sports like baseball or cricket.
- The crowd groaned after the catcher's muff at home plate.
- His muff in the ninth inning cost the team the game.
- The outfielder made a muff of the easy fly ball.
verb
- To fail to catch or handle something properly, especially a ball.
- Don't muff this opportunity to impress the boss.
- He muffed the catch and the ball hit the ground.
- The goalkeeper muffed the easy save and let the ball roll in.
- To perform something badly or make a mistake.
- I totally muffed my speech and forgot half the lines.
- She muffed the recipe by adding too much salt.
- The actor muffed his lines during the live performance.
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