Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To use a scuffle or thrust-hoe.
- noun A form of garden hoe or thrust-hoe which is pushed instead of pulled, and commonly has a narrow, sharp blade set nearly in line with the handle: used for cutting off weeds beneath the surface of the ground.
- noun A child's pinafore or bib.
- noun A confused pushing or struggle; a disorderly rencounter or fight.
- noun Synonyms Affray, Brawl, etc. See
quarrel . - To push or fight in a disorderly or scrambling manner; struggle confusedly at close quarters.
- Synonyms See
quarrel , n.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A rough, haphazard struggle, or trial of strength; a disorderly wrestling at close quarters.
- noun Hence, a confused contest; a tumultuous struggle for superiority; a fight.
- noun Prov. Eng. A child's pinafore or bib.
- noun Prov. Eng. A garden hoe.
- intransitive verb To strive or struggle with a close grapple; to wrestle in a rough fashion.
- intransitive verb Hence, to strive or contend tumultuously; to struggle confusedly or at haphazard.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
rough disorderly fight orstruggle atclose quarters - noun A
Dutch hoe ,manipulated by bothpushing andpulling - noun archaic A
child 'spinafore orbib . - verb intransitive To
fight orstruggle confusedly atclose quarters . - verb intransitive To walk with a shuffling gait.
- verb slang To make a living with difficulty,
getting by on a low income, to struggle financially.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb walk by dragging one's feet
- noun an unceremonious and disorganized struggle
- noun disorderly fighting
- noun a hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling
- verb fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters
Etymologies
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Examples
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Indeed, the Gators have been through a rough couple weeks, but Donovan scoffs at the perception that the scuffle is a sign of a team in turmoil.
USATODAY.com - Gators come into tourney bruised, battling 2002
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I am, however, less sympathetic to your claim that the resolution-through-scuffle is absurd on the grounds that it is a highly-technical determination.
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Chargers 'Phillips arrested in scuffle with police
USATODAY.com - Notes: Bengals keep J. Johnson; Chargers' Phillips in scrap with law 2006
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Notice how the beating and multiple tasings are described as a 'scuffle'.
Forbes.com: News E.D. Kain 2011
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Not a latent echo in the house, not a squeak and scuffle from the mice behind the panelling, not a drip from the half-thawed water-spout in the dull yard behind, not a sigh among the leafless boughs of one despondent poplar, not the idle swinging of an empty store-house door, no, not a clicking in the fire, but fell upon the heart of Scrooge with a softening influence, and gave a freer passage to his tears.
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Chimera said the scuffle was a result of a hard hit by Ovechkin earlier in the game.
Ovechkin hurt as Blue Jackets drop Capitals in overtime 2009
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The scuffle was a decided step out of character for the easygoing and humble Borel, a lifelong jockey who has flourished under the twin spires.
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The scuffle was a decided step out of character for the easygoing and humble Borel, a lifelong jockey who has flourished under the twin spires.
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The scuffle was a decided step out of character for the easygoing and humble Borel, a lifelong jockey who has flourished under the twin spires.
Jockeys Borel, Castellano Brawl At Breeders' Cup Hunter Stuart 2010
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The scuffle was a decided step out of character for the easygoing and humble Borel, a lifelong jockey who has flourished under the twin spires.
Jockeys Borel, Castellano Brawl At Breeders' Cup The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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