a thick, tubular case for the hands, covered with fur or other material, used by women and girls for warmth and as a handbag.

a bungled or clumsy action or performance.

Sports . a failure to hold onto a ball that may reasonably be expected to be caught successfully.

a tuft of feathers on the sides of the head of certain fowls.

Slang

Vulgar a woman's pubic area.

See under muff glass .

Informal . to bungle; handle clumsily

He muffed a good opportunity.

Sports . to fail to hold onto (a ball that may reasonably be expected to be caught successfully); fumble.

Informal . to bungle; perform clumsily.

verb

blunder , boggle , botch , choke * , drop the ball , err , flub , foul up , fumble , goof up * , make a mess of , mess up , miscalculate , mishandle , mismanage , screw up * , slip , ball up , bungle , gum up , muddle , spoil , blow , error , fur , warmer

noun

bull , bungle , foozle , fumble , stumble