v., muffed, muff·ing, muffs.

v.tr.

1. To perform or handle clumsily; bungle. See synonyms at botch.
2. Sports. To fail to make (a catch).

v.intr.

To perform an act clumsily.

n.

1. A clumsy or bungled action.
2. Sports. A failure to make a catch.

[Origin unknown.]

muff² (mŭf)
n.

1. A small cylindrical fur or cloth cover, open at both ends, in which the hands are placed for warmth.
2. A cluster of feathers on the side of the face of certain breeds of fowl.
3. Vulgar Slang. The vulva.

[Dutch mof, from Middle Dutch moffel, from Old French mofle, mitten, from Medieval Latin muffula, perhaps of Germanic origin.]

verb

To harm irreparably through inept handling; make a mess: ball up, blunder, boggle, botch, bungle, foul up, fumble, gum up, mess up, mishandle, mismanage, muddle, spoil. Informal bollix up, muck up. Slang blow¹, goof up, louse up, screw up, snafu. Idioms: make a muck of. See correct/incorrect, help/harm/harmless.

noun

A stupid, clumsy mistake: blunder, bull², bungle, foozle, fumble, stumble. Informal blooper, boner. Slang bloomer, goof. See correct/incorrect.

A dull, stupid person. Sir Henry Muff, one of the candidates in Dudley's interlude, called The Rival Candidates (1774), is a stupid, blundering dolt. - Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - muffe

2.
v. tr. - forkludre, sige forkert (teater), gribe forkert (sport)
v. intr. - handle el. udføre noget klodset
n. - klodsmajor, klodrian, fejlgribning (sport)

Nederlands (Dutch)
verknallen, mof, missen, misser

Français (French)
1.
n. - maladresse, bousillage, gâchis

2.
v. tr. - louper, rater, se tromper dans
v. intr. - louper, rater, se tromper dans
n. - manchon, (Mécan) manchon d'accouplement (de tuyaux)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Muff

2.
v. - (ver)pfuschen, ungeschickt handhaben
n. - Tölpel

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - τα θαλασσώνω, τα κάνω ρόιδο, (στο θέατρο) κάνω σαρδάμ
n. - (ενδυμ.) μανσόν, (καθομ.) ατζαμής, μπούφος

Italiano (Italian)
far fiasco, manicotto, fiasco, persona maldestra

Português (Portuguese)
v. - desperdiçar uma chance
n. - agasalho para as mãos (m)

Русский (Russian)
ошибка, нескладный человек, муфта, портить, промахнуться

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - torpeza, fracaso, torpe

2.
v. tr. - dejar escapar, errar, perder
v. intr. - dejar escapar, errar, perder
n. - manguito, curruca

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - missa, fuska bort, klanta sig
n. - muff, rörhylsa, mus (vulg.), tabbe, klåpare

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
1. 笨拙地处理, 漏接, 接失误, 弄糟, 漏接球, 接球失误, 将事弄糟, 笨拙的行动, 漏球

2. 皮手筒, 两颊的羽毛

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 皮手筒, 兩頰的羽毛

2.
v. tr. - 笨拙地處理, 漏接, 接失誤, 弄糟
v. intr. - 笨拙地處理, 漏接球, 接球失誤, 將事弄糟
n. - 笨拙的行動, 漏接, 漏球

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 토시, 통

2.
v. tr. - 실수하다
v. intr. - 실수하다
n. - 실수, 바보

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - マフ, 耳羽, 筒, へま, 捕球の失敗, 落球
v. - 受けそこなう, しくじる, 落とす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يفشل في الإمساك, يخطأ (الاسم) فاشل, نائط‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮החטאה, לא יוצלח, אי קליטת כדור‬
n. - ‮גליל פרווה, שרוולית או ידונית‬
v. tr. - ‮נכשל, לא קלט (כדור וכו')‬
v. intr. - ‮טעה טעות גסה, ביצע בצורה גרועה‬

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