SCUFFLE

Pronunciation (US):

• SCUFFLE (noun)
  The noun SCUFFLE has 3 senses:

1. disorderly fighting
2. a hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling
3. an unceremonious and disorganized struggle

  Familiarity information: SCUFFLE used as a noun is uncommon.

• SCUFFLE (verb)
  The verb SCUFFLE has 2 senses:

1. walk by dragging one's feet
2. fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters

  Familiarity information: SCUFFLE used as a verb is rare.

• SCUFFLE (noun)

Meaning:

Disorderly fighting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

rough-and-tumble; scuffle; tussle; dogfight; hassle

Hypernyms ("scuffle" is a kind of...):

combat; fight; fighting; scrap (the act of fighting; any contest or struggle)

Meaning:

A hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

scuffle hoe; Dutch hoe; scuffle

Hypernyms ("scuffle" is a kind of...):

hoe (a tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle)

Meaning:

An unceremonious and disorganized struggle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

scramble; scuffle

Hypernyms ("scuffle" is a kind of...):

battle; struggle (an energetic attempt to achieve something)

• SCUFFLE (verb)

Meaning:

Walk by dragging one's feet

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

scuffle; shamble; shuffle

Context examples:

he shuffled out of the room / We heard his feet shuffling down the hall

Hypernyms (to "scuffle" is one way to...):

walk (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "scuffle"):

drag; scuff (walk without lifting the feet)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP

Sentence example:

The children scuffle to the playground

Meaning:

Fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

tussle; scuffle

Context example:

the drunken men started to scuffle

Hypernyms (to "scuffle" is one way to...):

contend; fight; struggle (be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s