break-off vs scuff

break-off

verb
  • To play the first shot in a game of snooker 

noun
  • That which breaks off, or is broken off 

  • A break, discontinuance, or interruption 

  • The first shot in a game of snooker or other cue-game 

scuff

verb
  • To mishit (a shot on a ball) due to poor contact with the ball. 

  • To hit lightly, to brush against. 

  • To scrape and roughen the surface of (shoes, etc.) 

  • To scrape the feet while walking. 

noun
  • A mark left by scuffing or scraping. 

  • A scurf; a scale. 

  • The back part of the neck; the scruff. 

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