scuffle (n.)

  1. disorderly fighting

    [ Syn: hassle , tussle , dogfight , rough-and-tumble ]

  2. a hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling

    [ Syn: scuffle hoe , dutch hoe ]

  3. an unceremonious and disorganized struggle

    [ Syn: scramble ]

    scuffle (v.)

  1. walk by dragging ones feet; he shuffled out of the room; We heard his feet shuffling down the hall

    [ Syn: shuffle , shamble ]

  2. fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters; the drunken men started to scuffle

    [ Syn: tussle ]

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