scuffle
[verb]
Synonyms:
- fight, clash, grapple, jostle, struggle, tussle
[noun]
Synonyms:
- fight, brawl, commotion, disturbance, fray, scrimmage, skirmish, tussle

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Related Words: cuff, scuff

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English Thesaurus: fight, battle, scuffle, punch-up, brawl, ...

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I. scuf‧fle¹ /ˈskʌfəl/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language]
a short fight that is not very violent Synonym : tussle:
Scuffles broke out between rival supporters during the match.
scuffle with/between
scuffles with police

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. scuffle² verb [intransitive]

1. to have a short fight with someone, in a way that is not very serious or violent
scuffle with
Some of the demonstrators scuffled with the police.

2. [always + adverb/preposition] to walk quickly and make a noise as your feet rub on the ground

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

scuffle
noun
ADJ. brief | minor
VERB + SCUFFLE be involved in
SCUFFLE + VERB break out A scuffle broke out among people in the crowd.
PREP. in a/the ~ He was injured in a scuffle at the football match.
~ between a scuffle between rival gangs
~ with He was involved in a scuffle with photographers.

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fight a situation in which people hit or attack each other because of an argument, or as a sport:
He had a fight with an older boy.
the famous fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman
battle a fight between opposing armies or groups of people:
The English king was killed at the Battle of Hastings.
a battle between two rival gangs
scuffle a short fight that is not very violent:
There was a short scuffle with the police, but no arrests were made.
punch-up British English informal a fight in which people hit each other because of an argument:
The game turned into a punch-up.
brawl a noisy fight between a group of people:
He was hurt in a drunken brawl.
altercation formal a short noisy argument or fight, especially one that is not serious:
There was a brief altercation and someone called the police.
riot a fight involving a large number of people, especially people who are protesting about something:
The book provoked riots all over Europe.
campaign a planned series of actions intended to achieve something:
Motoring organizations started a campaign for safer roads.
struggle a long, hard fight for freedom, independence, equal rights etc:
Nkrumah led the people in their struggle for independence.
crusade someone’s fight against something they think is morally wrong:
She intends to continue her crusade against sex and violence on TV.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

fight a situation in which people hit or attack each other because of an argument, or as a sport:
He had a fight with an older boy.
the famous fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman
battle a fight between opposing armies or groups of people:
The English king was killed at the Battle of Hastings.
a battle between two rival gangs
scuffle a short fight that is not very violent:
There was a short scuffle with the police, but no arrests were made.
punch-up British English informal a fight in which people hit each other because of an argument:
The game turned into a punch-up.
brawl a noisy fight between a group of people:
He was hurt in a drunken brawl.
altercation formal a short noisy argument or fight, especially one that is not serious:
There was a brief altercation and someone called the police.
riot a fight involving a large number of people, especially people who are protesting about something:
The book provoked riots all over Europe.
protest to do something to show publicly that you disagree with something – used especially when a large group of people do this together:
Huge crowds gathered in the capital protesting against the war.
Drivers blocked roads around the capital to protest about the rising cost of fuel.
march to walk in a large group from one place to another in order to protest about something:
Hundreds of students marched through the city in protest against the employment laws.
demonstrate to walk or stand somewhere in a large group, in order to protest about something:
About 200 people were demonstrating outside the US Embassy.
Environmentalists have been demonstrating against plans to dump waste at sea.
boycott to protest about the actions of a company, country, or industry by refusing to buy something, or refusing to go to a place or event:
They may boycott the next Olympic Games.
Shoppers are boycotting battery-farmed eggs.
hold/stage a sit-in to protest by refusing to leave a place:
The students have been staging a sit-in to protest about overcrowding at the polytechnic.
go on a hunger strike (also go on hunger strike British English) to protest by refusing to eat:
Maynard went on a hunger strike to protest his innocence.

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