scuffle

  • 21scuffle — [ˈskʌf(ə)l] noun [C] a fight that lasts for a short time and is not very violent scuffle verb [I] …

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  • 22scuffle — /ˈskʌfəl / (say skufuhl) verb (i) (scuffled, scuffling) 1. to struggle or fight in a scrambling, confused manner. 2. to go or move in hurried confusion. 3. to move at a shuffle; scuff. –noun 4. a confused struggle or fight. 5. a shuffling: a… …

  • 23scuffle — n. & v. n. a confused struggle or disorderly fight at close quarters. v.intr. engage in a scuffle. Etymology: prob. f. Scand.: cf. Sw. skuffa to push, rel. to SHOVE …

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  • 24scuffle hoe — n. a hoe with a flat blade, pushed back and forth through the surface soil, as to weed * * * …

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  • 25scuffle hoe — n. a hoe with a flat blade, pushed back and forth through the surface soil, as to weed …

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  • 26scuffle hoe — noun a hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling • Syn: ↑scuffle, ↑Dutch hoe • Hypernyms: ↑hoe * * * noun : a garden hoe with both edges sharpened that can be pushed forward or drawn back called also Dutch hoe, push hoe, thrust hoe * * *… …

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  • 27scuffle — Synonyms and related words: action, aerial combat, affray, agonize, amble, armored combat, barge, battle, battle royal, bobbery, bowl along, box, brawl, broil, brush, buffet, bullfight, bundle, clash, clash of arms, close, clump, cockfight,… …

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  • 28scuffle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. strife, tussle, struggle, contest, contention, fray, fracas, brawl; shuffle. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. struggle, shuffle, strife; see fight 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I n. struggle, fight,… …

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  • 29scuffle — scuf·fle || skÊŒfl n. quarrel, minor fight, altercation v. quarrel, engage in a minor fight …

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  • 30scuffle — I. v. n. Struggle (in a disorderly manner), contend, fight, strive (as in a close embrace). II. n. Contest (of a disorderly kind), struggle, fight, rencounter, encounter, broil, fray, brawl, quarrel, squabble, wrangle, altercation, set to …

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