scuffle

scuffle
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, collide, combat, come to blows, conflict, contend, contest, cuff, cut and thrust, dogfight, drag, duel, embroilment, exchange blows, exchange of blows, fence, feud, fight, fight a duel, fire fight, flounce, foot, footslog, fracas, fray, give and take, give satisfaction, grapple, grapple with, ground combat, grunt and sweat, halt, hand-to-hand combat, hand-to-hand fight, hassle, hippety-hop, hitch, hobble, hop, house-to-house combat, huff and puff, jog, jolt, jostle, joust, jump, limp, lumber, lunge, lurch, mince, mix it up, naval combat, pace, paddle, passage of arms, peg, piaffe, piaffer, pitched battle, plod, prance, quarrel, rack, rassle, riot, roll, row, rumble, run a tilt, running fight, sashay, saunter, scramble, scrap, scrimmage, scuff, scuttle, set-to, shamble, shovel, shoving match, shuffle, sidle, single-foot, skip, skirmish, slink, slither, slog, slouch, spar, stagger, stalk, stamp, stand-up fight, stomp, straddle, straggle, street fight, stride, strive, stroll, struggle, strut, stump, swagger, swing, tauromachy, thrust and parry, tilt, tittup, toddle, totter, tourney, traipse, trip, trudge, tug-of-war, tussle, waddle, wage war, wamble, war, wiggle, wobble, wrestle

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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Synonyms:
(in a disorderly manner), , , (as in a close embrace), (of a disorderly kind), , , , , , , , , , , ,


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  • Scuffle — Scuf fle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scuffled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scuffling}.] [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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scuffle — Scuf fle, n. 1. A rough, haphazard struggle, or trial of strength; a disorderly wrestling at close quarters. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, a confused contest; a tumultuous struggle for superiority; a fight. [1913 Webster] The dog leaps upon the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • scuffle — [n] fight affray, brawl, broil, commotion, disturbance, fracas, fray, fuss*, go*, jump, mixup, row, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, scrap, set to*, shuffle, strife, tussle, wrangle; concept 106 Ant. agreement, peace scuffle [v] fight clash, come to… …   New thesaurus

  • scuffle — ► NOUN ▪ a short, confused fight or struggle. ► VERB 1) engage in a scuffle. 2) move in a hurried, confused, or shuffling way. ORIGIN probably Scandinavian …   English terms dictionary

  • scuffle — index affray, altercation, belligerency, brawl (noun), brawl (verb), commotion, confrontation (altercation) …   Law dictionary

  • scuffle — 1570s, probably a frequentative form of SCUFF (Cf. scuff), of Scandinavian origin. Related: Scuffled; scuffling …   Etymology dictionary

  • scuffle — vb *wrestle, tussle, grapple Analogous words: fight, *contend: clash, conflict, collide, *bump …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • scuffle — [skuf′əl] vi. scuffled, scuffling [freq. of SCUFF] 1. to struggle or fight in rough confusion 2. to move in a confused hurry or bustle 3. to drag the feet; shuffle ☆ 4. Informal to try hard but with little or no success; specif., to struggle to… …   English World dictionary

  • scuffle — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brief ▪ little, minor VERB + SCUFFLE ▪ be involved in SCUFFLE + VERB ▪ break out …   Collocations dictionary

  • scuffle — I UK [ˈskʌf(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms scuffle : singular scuffle plural scuffles a small fight that lasts for a short time and is not very violent II UK [ˈskʌf(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms scuffle : present tense… …   English dictionary

  • scuffle — scuf|fle1 [ˈskʌfəl] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language] a short fight that is not very violent ▪ Scuffles broke out between rival supporters during the match. scuffle with/between ▪ scuffles with police scuffle 2… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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