SCUFFLE

scramble, scuffle

(noun) an unceremonious and disorganized struggle

hassle, scuffle, tussle, dogfight, rough-and-tumble

(noun) disorderly fighting

scuffle, scuffle hoe, Dutch hoe

(noun) a hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling

scuffle, tussle

(verb) fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters; “the drunken men started to scuffle”

shuffle, scuffle, shamble

(verb) walk by dragging one’s feet; “he shuffled out of the room”; “We heard his feet shuffling down the hall”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

scuffle (plural scuffles)

A rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters.

(archaic) A child's pinafore or bib.

Verb

scuffle (third-person singular simple present scuffles, present participle scuffling, simple past and past participle scuffled)

(intransitive) To fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters.

(intransitive) To walk with a shuffling gait.

(slang) To make a living with difficulty, getting by on a low income, to struggle financially.

Etymology 2

Noun

scuffle (plural scuffles)

A Dutch hoe, manipulated by both pushing and pulling.

Synonyms

• (Dutch hoe): scuffle hoe

Source: Wiktionary

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Scuf"fle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scuffled; p. pr. & vb. n. Scuffling.] Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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