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scuf·fle 1

 (skŭf′əl)
intr.v. scuf·fled, scuf·fling, scuf·fles
1. To fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters.
2. To shuffle.
n.
A rough disorderly struggle at close quarters. See Synonyms at brawl.
[ Probably frequentative of scuff.]
scuf′fler n.
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scuffle2

scuf·fle 2

 (skŭf′əl)
n.
A hoe that is designed to work soil by being pushed and pulled. Also called Dutch hoe, scuffle hoe.
[Dutch schoffel, hoe for weeding, from Middle Dutch, hoe, shovel.]
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scuffle

(ˈskʌfəl)
vb (intr)
1. to fight in a disorderly manner
2. to move by shuffling
3. to move in a hurried or confused manner
n
4. a disorderly struggle
5. the sound made by scuffling or shuffling
[C16: from Scandinavian; compare Swedish skuff, skuffa to push]

scuffle

(ˈskʌfəl)
n
(Tools) US a type of hoe operated by pushing rather than pulling
[C18: from Dutch schoffel shovel]
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scuf•fle

(ˈskʌf əl)

v. -fled, -fling,
n. v.i.
1. to struggle or fight in a rough, confused manner.
2. to go or move in hurried confusion.
3. to move with a shuffle; scuff.
n.
4. a rough, confused struggle or fight.
5. a shuffling.
6. Also called scuf′fle hoe`. a spadelike hoe that is pushed instead of pulled.
[1570–80]
scuf′fler, n.
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scuffle


Past participle: scuffled
Gerund: scuffling

Imperative
scuffle
scuffle
Present
I scuffle
you scuffle
he/she/it scuffles
we scuffle
you scuffle
they scuffle
Preterite
I scuffled
you scuffled
he/she/it scuffled
we scuffled
you scuffled
they scuffled
Present Continuous
I am scuffling
you are scuffling
he/she/it is scuffling
we are scuffling
you are scuffling
they are scuffling
Present Perfect
I have scuffled
you have scuffled
he/she/it has scuffled
we have scuffled
you have scuffled
they have scuffled
Past Continuous
I was scuffling
you were scuffling
he/she/it was scuffling
we were scuffling
you were scuffling
they were scuffling
Past Perfect
I had scuffled
you had scuffled
he/she/it had scuffled
we had scuffled
you had scuffled
they had scuffled
Future
I will scuffle
you will scuffle
he/she/it will scuffle
we will scuffle
you will scuffle
they will scuffle
Future Perfect
I will have scuffled
you will have scuffled
he/she/it will have scuffled
we will have scuffled
you will have scuffled
they will have scuffled
Future Continuous
I will be scuffling
you will be scuffling
he/she/it will be scuffling
we will be scuffling
you will be scuffling
they will be scuffling
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been scuffling
you have been scuffling
he/she/it has been scuffling
we have been scuffling
you have been scuffling
they have been scuffling
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been scuffling
you will have been scuffling
he/she/it will have been scuffling
we will have been scuffling
you will have been scuffling
they will have been scuffling
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been scuffling
you had been scuffling
he/she/it had been scuffling
we had been scuffling
you had been scuffling
they had been scuffling
Conditional
I would scuffle
you would scuffle
he/she/it would scuffle
we would scuffle
you would scuffle
they would scuffle
Past Conditional
I would have scuffled
you would have scuffled
he/she/it would have scuffled
we would have scuffled
you would have scuffled
they would have scuffled
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.scuffle - disorderly fightingscuffle - disorderly fighting      
rough-and-tumble, tussle, dogfight, hassle
fighting, combat, fight, scrap - the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"
2.scuffle - a hoe that is used by pushing rather than pullingscuffle - a hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling
Dutch hoe, scuffle hoe
hoe - a tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
3.scuffle - an unceremonious and disorganized strugglescuffle - an unceremonious and disorganized struggle
scramble
struggle, battle - an energetic attempt to achieve something; "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition"
Verb1.scuffle - walk by dragging one's feet; "he shuffled out of the room"; "We heard his feet shuffling down the hall"
shamble, shuffle
walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"
scuff, drag - walk without lifting the feet
2.scuffle - fight or struggle in a confused way at close quartersscuffle - fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters; "the drunken men started to scuffle"
tussle
fight, struggle, contend - be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"
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scuffle

noun
1. fight, set-to (informal), scrap (informal), disturbance, fray, brawl, barney (informal), ruck (slang), skirmish, tussle, commotion, rumpus, affray (Law), shindig (informal), ruction (informal), ruckus (informal), scrimmage, shindy (informal), bagarre (French) Violent scuffles broke out.
verb
1. fight, struggle, clash, contend, grapple, jostle, tussle, come to blows, exchange blows Police scuffled with some of the protesters.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

scuffle

verb
1. To contend with an opponent at close quarters, as by attempting to throw him or her:
grapple, tussle, wrestle.
Idiom: go to the mat with.
2. To drag (the feet) along the floor or ground while walking:
scuff, shamble, shuffle.
noun
A physical conflict involving two or more:
fight, fistfight, fisticuffs, scrap, tussle.
Slang: rumble.
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Translations
مُشاجَرَه
rvačka
slagsmål
kahakkakahakoidakäsirysynujakkanujakoida
csoszogtömegverekedés
ryskingar
kautiņš
tekme tokat kavga

scuffle

[ˈskʌfl]
A. N → refriega f
B. VI → tener una refriega (with sb con algn) to scuffle with the police → tener una refriega con la policía
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

scuffle

[ˈskʌfəl]
n (= brawl) → échauffourée f, rixe f
vi (= brawl) → se bagarrer
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

scuffle

n (= skirmish) → Rauferei f (inf), → Handgemenge nt
vi (= have skirmish) → sich raufen; (= make noise) → poltern; to scuffle with the police → ein Handgemenge mit der Polizei haben
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

scuffle

[ˈskʌfl]
1. n → tafferuglio, zuffa
2. vi to scuffle (with sb) → venire alle mani or azzuffarsi (con qn)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

scuffle

(ˈskafl) noun
a confused fight usually between a few people using their fists, feet etc. The two men quarrelled and there was a scuffle.
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