Scuffle

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters.
  • verb-intransitive. To shuffle.
  • n. A rough disorderly struggle at close quarters.
  • n. A hoe that is manipulated by pushing or pulling. Also called Dutch hoe, scuffle hoe.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A rough disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters
  • n. A Dutch hoe, manipulated by both pushing and pulling
  • n. A child's pinafore or bib.
  • v. To fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters.
  • v. To walk with a shuffling gait.
  • v. To make a living with difficulty, getting by on a low income, to struggle financially.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To strive or struggle with a close grapple; to wrestle in a rough fashion.
  • verb-intransitive. Hence, to strive or contend tumultuously; to struggle confusedly or at haphazard.
  • n. A rough, haphazard struggle, or trial of strength; a disorderly wrestling at close quarters.
  • n. Hence, a confused contest; a tumultuous struggle for superiority; a fight.
  • n. A child's pinafore or bib.
  • n. A garden hoe.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To push or fight in a disorderly or scrambling manner; struggle confusedly at close quarters.
  • Synonyms See quarrel, n.
  • n. A confused pushing or struggle; a disorderly rencounter or fight.
  • n. Synonyms Affray, Brawl, etc. See quarrel.
  • n. A form of garden hoe or thrust-hoe which is pushed instead of pulled, and commonly has a narrow, sharp blade set nearly in line with the handle: used for cutting off weeds beneath the surface of the ground.
  • n. A child's pinafore or bib.
  • To use a scuffle or thrust-hoe.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. walk by dragging one's feet
  • n. an unceremonious and disorganized struggle
  • n. disorderly fighting
  • n. a hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling
  • v. fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters
  • Verb Form
    scuffled    scuffles    scuffling   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    battle    struggle    fight    combat    scrap    fighting    hoe    contend   
    Form
    scuffled    scuffling   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    fight    contest    scuffle hoe   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    duffel    kerfuffle    muffle    reshuffle    ruffle    shuffle    truffle   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    clatter    thud    commotion    tussle    patter    squeal    uproar    groan    outcry    clamor