scuffle meaning and definition

SCUFFLE noun

Definition of scuffle (noun)

1. disorderly fighting
   • synonyms: dogfight, hassle, rough-and-tumble, tussle
2. a hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling
   • synonyms: Dutch hoe, scuffle hoe
3. an unceremonious and disorganized struggle
   • synonyms: scramble

SCUFFLE verb

Definition of scuffle (verb)

1. walk by dragging one's feet
   • "he shuffled out of the room"; "We heard his feet shuffling down the hall"
   • synonyms: shamble, shuffle
2. fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters
   • "the drunken men started to scuffle"
   • synonyms: tussle