scruff

skrʌf

Definition

Definition of scruff - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

animal neckloose skin at the back of an animal's neck

The mother cat carried her kitten by the scruff.

nape

human necknape or back of the neck

He grabbed him by the scruff of the neck.

nape

neck

groomingstubble or facial hair on males

He had a bit of scruff on his chin.

beard

facial hair

stubble

untidy person

someone with an untidy appearance

He looked like a scruff in his old clothes.

slob

sloven

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by the scruff of the neck

adv.

by gripping the loose skin at the back of the neck

He lifted the kitten by the scruff of the neck.

Origin of scruff

English, scruff (back of the neck)

Examples of scruff in a sentence

She gently held the rabbit by the scruff.
Cold rain trickled down the scruff of her neck.
He rubbed the scruff of his neck after work.
His scruff gave him a rugged appearance.
She liked the feel of his scruff against her cheek.
The scruff wandered the streets aimlessly.

She felt like a scruff in her mismatched outfit.

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French:nuque, cou, ...
German:Genickhaut, der Nacken, ...
Italian:collottola, barba incolta, ...
Spanish:pellejo, barba incipiente, ...
Portuguese:nuca, cangote, ...
Chinese:颈部皮肤, 后颈, ...
Japanese:首根っこ, うなじ, ...
Arabic:قَفا العُنُق, قَفَا, ...
Hebrew:עוֹרֶף, זִיפִים, ...
Russian:шкирка, щетина, ...
Ukrainian:загривок, карк, ...
Hindi:गर्दन की खाल, गर्दन का पिछला भाग, ...
Bengali:ঘাড়ের চামড়া, ঘাড়ের পেছনের অংশ, ...
Catalan:clatell, nuca, ...
Czech:šíje, strniště, ...
Danish:nakkeskind, nakken, ...
Dutch:nekvel, nek, ...
Greek:χαλαρό δέρμα, γένια, ...
Hungarian:tarkóbőr, tarkó, ...
Khmer:ស្បែកកញ្ចឹងក, កញ្ចឹងក, ...
Korean:목덜미, 목덜미살, ...
Persian:پشت گردن, پس گردن, ...
Polish:kark, tył szyi, ...
Portuguese (BR):pescocinho, nuca, ...
Romanian:ceafă, grumaz, ...
Swedish:nackskinn, skäggstubb, ...
Thai:หนังคอ, ต้นคอ, ...
Turkish:ense derisi, ense kökü, ...
Vietnamese:da gáy, gáy, ...

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