Scuffle
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈskʌfəl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Scuffle is a noun meaning A rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters.
Meaning
A rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters.
- (intransitive) To walk with a shuffling gait.
- A type of hoe, manipulated by both pushing and pulling, with a sharp blade parallel with the worked surface; an instance of this type.
- (agriculture) To work the soil surface for weeding, etc.
- (slang) Poverty; struggle.
- (archaic) A child's pinafore or bib.
- (slang) To make a living with difficulty, getting by on a low income, to struggle financially.
Example Sentences
But even on the scuffle / The cleaner's press was in my jeans
Near-synonyms: collinear hoe, collineal hoe (loosely synonymous)
It appears the Company had received news that one of their captains had been killed in a scuffle with the natives.
The Dog leaps upon the Serpent, and Tears it to Pieces; but in the Scuffle the Cradle happen'd to be Overturn'd: […]
Word Forms
- scuffles
- scuffling
- scuffled
Synonyms for scuffle
Depending on context, synonyms include scarify, cultivate, grub, weed, shuffle, scramble.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tussle, rough-and-tumble, scramble, shamble, shuffle, hassle.
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