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scuffle

[ skuhf-uhl ]

verb (used without object)

scuffled, scuffling.
  1. to struggle or fight in a rough, confused manner.
  2. to go or move in hurried confusion.
  3. to move or go with a shuffle; scuff.


noun

  1. a rough, confused struggle or fight.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. a shuffling:

    a scuffle of feet.

  3. Also called scuffle hoe. a spadelike hoe that is pushed instead of pulled.
  4. (in tap dancing) a forward and backward movement of the foot.

scuffle

1

/ ˈ²õ°ìÊŒ´ÚÉ™±ô /

verb

  1. to fight in a disorderly manner
  2. to move by shuffling
  3. to move in a hurried or confused manner
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a disorderly struggle
  2. the sound made by scuffling or shuffling
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

scuffle

2

/ ˈ²õ°ìÊŒ´ÚÉ™±ô /

noun

  1. a type of hoe operated by pushing rather than pulling
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ³¦³Ü´Úf±ô±ð°ù noun
  • ²õ³¦³Ü´Úf±ô¾±²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of scuffle1

First recorded in 1570–80; scuff, -le
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of scuffle1

C16: from Scandinavian; compare Swedish skuff, skuffa to push

Origin of scuffle2

C18: from Dutch schoffel shovel
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At one point in the scuffle, a patron ran out of the restaurant to help Torres, but quickly retreated amid gunfire.

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As afternoon arrives, the school activities give way to the shouts and scuffles of football, basketball and volleyball.

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When that didn’t work out, with Betts scuffling defensively at his new position even before he missed two months because of a broken hand, the Dodgers had to find an alternative.

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A scuffle soon broke out, during which Ms Philip was injured.

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The city police told BBC Marathi that the actor was injured after a scuffle broke out between him and an unidentified man who entered his house sometime after midnight.

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