Synonyms for scuffle
ˈskʌf əl

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1. hassle, scuffle, tussle, dogfight, rough-and-tumble(noun)

   disorderly fighting

   Synonyms:
   scramble, dogfight, fuss, trouble, scuffle hoe, hassle, rough-and-tumble, bother, tussle

2. scuffle, scuffle hoe, Dutch hoe(noun)

   a hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling

   Synonyms:
   rough-and-tumble, scramble, scuffle hoe, tussle, dogfight, hassle

3. scramble, scuffle(verb)

   an unceremonious and disorganized struggle

   Synonyms:
   scramble, scamper, scuffle hoe, hassle, rough-and-tumble, scurry, dogfight, tussle

4. shuffle, scuffle, shamble(verb)

   walk by dragging one's feet

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

   Synonyms:
   tussle, ruffle, mix, shamble, shuffle

5. scuffle, tussle(verb)

   fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters

   "the drunken men started to scuffle"

   Synonyms:
   tussle, muss, shamble, shuffle

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1. scuffle(noun)

   A Dutch hoe, manipulated by both pushing and pulling

   Synonyms:
   scuffle hoe

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1. scuffle(v. n.)

   Synonyms:
   struggle (in a disorderly manner), contend, fight, strive (as in a close embrace)

2. scuffle(n.)

   Synonyms:
   contest (of a disorderly kind), struggle, fight, rencounter, encounter, broil, fray, brawl, quarrel, squabble, wrangle, altercation, set-to

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1. scuffle(n)

   Synonyms:
   tussle, struggle, encounter, contest, fight, fray

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1. List of paraphrases for "scuffle":

   brawl, stampede

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How to use scuffle in a sentence?

1. Charge Emmerson Buie Jr.:

   To date none of the more than 650 interviews completed, locations searched, or evidence collected and analyzed have produced evidence that would support the existence of a scuffle, altercation, or attack on November 18, 2017.

2. Steve Upham:

   The two had words and a little scuffle broke out, it lasted less than two minutes.

3. John Price:

   They heard a scuffle in the classroom right across from where they were working and it sounded like a fight. So( my son) opened the door and the guy lunged at him.

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