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1. (v.i.) scuffle
to struggle or fight in a rough, confused manner.
2. scuffle
to go or move in hurried confusion.
3. scuffle
to move with a shuffle; scuff.
4. (n.) scuffle
a rough, confused struggle or fight.
5. scuffle
a shuffling.
6. scuffle
Also called scuffle hoe. a spadelike hoe that is pushed instead of pulled.
Etymology: (1570–80)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) hassle, scuffle, tussle, dogfight, rough-and-tumble
disorderly fighting
2. (noun) scuffle, scuffle hoe, Dutch hoe
a hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling
3. (verb) scramble, scuffle
an unceremonious and disorganized struggle
4. (verb) shuffle, scuffle, shamble
walk by dragging one's feet
"he shuffled out of the room"; "We heard his feet shuffling down the hall"
5. (verb) scuffle, tussle
fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters
"the drunken men started to scuffle"
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| Definition of 'scuffle' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) scuffle
a rough, haphazard struggle, or trial of strength; a disorderly wrestling at close quarters
2. (noun) scuffle
hence, a confused contest; a tumultuous struggle for superiority; a fight
3. (noun) scuffle
a child's pinafore or bib
4. (noun) scuffle
a garden hoe
5. (verb) scuffle
to strive or struggle with a close grapple; to wrestle in a rough fashion
6. (verb) scuffle
hence, to strive or contend tumultuously; to struggle confusedly or at haphazard
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Sense: a confused fight usually between a few people using their fists, feet etc
The two men quarrelled and there was a scuffle.
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 Afrikaans: vuisgeveg |
 Arabic: مُشاجَرَه |
 Bulgarian: боричкане |
 Brazilian: briga |
 Czech: rvačka |
 German: die Rauferei |
 Danish: slagsmål |
 Greek: συμπλοκή, τσακωμός |
 Spanish: riña, pelea, escaramuza |
 Estonian: (käsi)kähmlus |
 Farsi: نزاع كردن |
 Finnish: tappelu |
 French: bagarre |
 Hebrew: תִּגרָה |
 Hindi: हाथापाई |
 Croatian: tučnjava, natezanje |
 Hungarian: tömegverekedés |
 Indonesian: perkelahian masal |
 Icelandic: ryskingar |
 Italian: rissa |
 Japanese: 乱闘 |
 Korean: 난투극 |
 Lithuanian: muštynės |
 Latvian: kautiņš |
 Malay: pergelutan |
 Dutch: schermutseling |
 Norwegian: mølje, håndgemeng, slagsm |
 Polish: bójka |
 Persian: نزاع كردن |
 Pashto: لاس اچول، اخ ډب كول، نښتل |
 Portuguese: briga |
 Romanian: încăierare, busculadă |
 Russian: потасовка |
 Slovak: bitka |
 Slovenian: pretep |
 Serbian: manja tuča |
 Swedish: slagsmål, handgemäng |
 Thai: การต่อสู้ |
 Turkish: tekme tokat kavga |
 Taiwanese: 混戰，扭打 |
 Ukrainian: бійка |
 Urdu: دھینگا مشتی |
 Vietnamese: cuộc hỗn chiến |
 Chinese: 混战，扭打 |
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