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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 | ||
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