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scruff

/skrʌf/

scruffsubstantiv

scruffs

/skrʌf/

Übersetzungen

The mother cat carried her kitten by the scruff of its neck.

Мать-кошка несла своего котенка за загривок.

He grabbed him by the scruff and pulled him away from the fight.

Он схватил его за ворот и оттащил от драки.

Definitionen

The back of a person's or animal's neck.

The mother cat carried her kitten by the scruff of its neck.

Short, rough facial hair that appears when a man has not shaved for a day or two; stubble.

He rubbed his chin, feeling the coarse scruff that had grown overnight.

A person who is untidy or unkempt.

The teacher told the scruff in the back row to tidy his uniform.

Synonyme

back of the neck

scruff of the neck

scruffverb

scruffed

Past Simple

scruffed

Past Participle

scruffing

Gerund

/skrʌf/

Definitionen

To seize or carry (a person or animal) by the scruff of the neck.

The vet scruffed the cat gently to administer the injection.