Definition of "scuffle" [scuf•fle]

• To fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters. (verb-intransitive)
• To shuffle. (verb-intransitive)
• A rough disorderly struggle at close quarters. (noun)
• A hoe that is manipulated by pushing or pulling. Also called Dutch hoe, scuffle hoe. (noun)

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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."
• "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."
• "Chargers 'Phillips arrested in scuffle with police"