About The Word Scuffle
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Scuffle
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What's The Definition Of Scuffle?
[n] an unceremonious and disorganized struggle
[n] disorderly fighting [n] a hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling [v] fight or wrestle in a vigorous way [v] fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters; "the drunken men started to scuffle" [v] walk by dragging one's feet; "he shuffled out of the room"; "We heard his feet shuffling down the hall" Synonyms | Synonyms for Scuffle: Dutch hoe | hassle | rough-and-tumble | scramble | scuffle hoe | shamble | shuffle | tussle | tussle | tussle Related Terms | Find terms related to Scuffle: See Also | battle | combat | drag | fight | fight | fighting | hoe | scuff | struggle | struggle | struggle | walk Scuffle In Webster's Dictionary \Scuf"fle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scuffled}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Scuffling}.] [Freq. of scuff, v.i.; cf. Sw. skuffa to
push, shove, skuff a push, Dan. skuffe a drawer, a shovel,
and E. shuffle, shove. See {Shove}, and cf. {Shuffle}.]
1. To strive or struggle with a close grapple; to wrestle in
a rough fashion.
2. Hence, to strive or contend tumultuously; to struggle
confusedly or at haphazard.
A gallant man had rather fight to great disadvantage
in the field, in an orderly way, than scuffle with
an undisciplined rabble. --Eikon
Basilike.
\Scuf"fle\, n. 1. A rough, haphazard struggle, or trial of strength; a disorderly wrestling at close quarters. 2. Hence, a confused contest; a tumultuous struggle for superiority; a fight. The dog leaps upon the serpent, and tears it to pieces; but in the scuffle the cradle happened to be overturned. --L'Estrange. 3. A child's pinafore or bib. [Prov. Eng.] 4. A garden hoe. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. |
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