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scuffle

/ scuffle /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling
Type of:
hoe
verb Sense 2
fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters
"the drunken men started to scuffle"
Type of:
fight struggle
Derived:
hassle tussle dogfingt rough-and-tumble scramble
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
noun Sense 3
an unceremonious and disorganized struggle
Type of:
struggle battle
Derived:
tussle scramble jumble throw together
noun Sense 4
disorderly fighting
Type of:
fight fighting combat
Derived:
tussle
verb Sense 5
walk by dragging one''s feet
"he shuffled out of the room"
"We heard his feet shuffling down the hall"
Type of:
walk
Kinds of:
scuff drag
Derived:
shamble shambling shuffle shuffling shuffler
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
52%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
26
Times Searched
2
Relationship Distribution

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hoe fight struggle battle fighting combat walk scuff drag