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Verb
/məf/,
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muffs, plural;
  1. Handle (a situation, task, or opportunity) clumsily or badly
    • - the administration muffed several of its biggest projects
  2. Fail to catch or receive (a ball) or to hit (a shot or a target)
    • - the catcher muffed a perfect throw home
  3. Speak (lines from a theatrical part) badly
    • - he was starting to muff his lines
Noun
  1. A mistake or failure, esp. a failure to catch or receive a ball cleanly

  2. A person who is awkward or stupid, esp. in relation to a sport or manual skill

  1. a warm tubular covering for the hands
  2. fail to catch, as of a ball
  3. botch: 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"
  4. fumble: (sports) dropping the ball
  5. The Melbourne Underground Film Festival (also known as MUFF) was formed out of disagreements over the content and running of the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF). ...
  6. The chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) is a domesticated fowl, a subspecies of the Red Jungle Fowl. As one of the most common and widespread domestic animals, and with a population of more than 24 billion in 2003, there are more chickens in the world than any other species of bird. ...
  7. The vulva (from the Latin vulva, plural vulvae. See etymology) is the external genital organs of the female mammal. This article deals with the vulva of the human being, although the structures are similar for other mammals.
  8. Pubic hair is hair in the frontal genital area, the crotch, and sometimes at the top of the inside of the legs; these areas form the pubic region.
  9. A muff is a fashion accessory for outdoors usually made of a cylinder of fur or fabric with both ends open for keeping the hands warm. It was introduced to women's fashion in the 16th century and was popular with both men and women in the 17th and 18th centuries. ...
  10. The Muffs are a rock band based in Southern California, formed in 1991 and led by Kim Shattuck.
  11. A piece of fur or cloth, usually with open ends, used for keeping the hands warm; Female pubic hair; the vulva; A blown cylinder of glass which is afterward flattened out to make a sheet; The feathers sticking out from both sides of the face under the beak of some birds; An error, a mistake; ...
  12. (Muffs) Large feathers completely covering the legs (tarsi) and the toes.  Some of these feathers can be up to six inches (15.3 cm) or more long. (cg. grouse legged & slippered)
  13. The touching of a loose ball by a player in an unsuccessful attempt to obtain possession.
  14. To dream of wearing a muff, denotes that you will be well provided for against the vicissitudes of fortune. For a lover to see his sweetheart wearing a muff, denotes that a worthier man will usurp his place in her affections.
  15. a winter bag made of real of faux fur, wool or velvet that has zippered compartments and a slip opening for your hands.
  16. to screw up [transitive]
  17. loose ball that is dropped or mishandled while the player is attempting to gain possession.
  18. n. a handbag designed to keep hands warm. Muffs are usually cylinder in shape and covered in fur. See also cylinder.
  19. band of fur or furlined fabric protecting hands from cold.
  20. a cylinder of blown glass, cut along its length when hot and flattened into plate glass.
  21. The foam placed on top of microphones to stop ‘popping’ noises.
  22. A cylinder-shaped piece of thick textile or fur used to stick hands into to keep them warm. In some countries also a slang for outer female sexual organ.
  23. the gateway to another dimension (i.e. Derry). Also famous for it's Divers.
  24. An error, in the early baseball era.
  25. To badly mishit a golf shot.