English noun: scuffle | |||
1. | scuffle (act) disorderly fighting | ||
Synonyms | dogfight, hassle, rough-and-tumble, tussle | ||
Broader (hypernym) | combat, fight, fighting, scrap | ||
2. | scuffle (artifact) a hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling | ||
Synonyms | Dutch hoe, scuffle hoe | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hoe | ||
3. | scuffle (act) an unceremonious and disorganized struggle | ||
Synonyms | scramble | ||
Broader (hypernym) | battle, struggle | ||
English verb: scuffle | |||
1. | scuffle (motion) walk by dragging one's feet | ||
Samples | He shuffled out of the room. We heard his feet shuffling down the hall. | ||
Examples | The children scuffle to the playground | ||
Synonyms | shamble, shuffle | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | walk | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | drag, scuff | ||
2. | scuffle (contact) fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters | ||
Samples | The drunken men started to scuffle. | ||
Synonyms | tussle | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | contend, fight, struggle | ||