ruff
/ɹʌf/
noun
Meaning
A circular frill or ruffle on a garment, especially a starched, fluted frill at the neck in Elizabethan and Jacobean England (1560s–1620s).
Anything formed with plaits or flutings like a frill.
Senses relating to animals.
A collar on a shaft or other piece to prevent endwise motion.
An exhibition of haughtiness or pride.
Tumultuous or wanton conduct or procedure.
verb
Meaning
To shape (fabric, etc.) into a ruff; to adorn (a garment, etc.) with a ruff.
Of a falcon, hawk, etc.: to hit (the prey) without fixing or grabbing hold of it.
To ruffle; to disorder.
Of a bird: to ruffle its feathers.
To boast, to brag.
To speak in a loud and domineering manner; to bluster, to swagger.