See Also: scuffle(1)(dictionary)
scuffle(2)(dictionary)
scuffle(3)(dictionary)
scuffle(4)(dictionary)
scuffle 1, noun(dictionary)
scuffle 2, verb(dictionary)

scuffle(3) (iou)



scuffle verb1. L16.
[Prob. from Scandinavian base (cf. Swedish skuff(a) push) from Germanic base also of SHUFFLE verb, SHOVE verb: see -LE3.]
verb intrans. Engage in a scuffle, struggle confusedly at close quarters with or together, tussle. L16.
Independent Soldiers and..loyalists scuffling with some of the 15,000 protesters.
verb trans.
a. Put on, handle, or move (a thing) in a scrambling or confused manner. Usu. foll. by adverb. L16.
b. Obtain (money) with difficulty, scrape together. Also foll. by up. slang (chiefly US). M20.
verb intrans.
a. Move or search in hurried confusion. Usu. foll. by adverb or preposition. E18.
P. Angadi She pulled open a drawer and scuffled about inside it.
b. Struggle along or carry on hurriedly or haphazardly, muddle through; slang (chiefly US) survive with difficulty, make a bare living by uncongenial or degrading means. L18.
J. Runciman Go to school and scuffle on the best way you can.
verb intrans. Move with a shuffling gait, shuffle with the feet. E19.
scuffler noun1 M17.
scufflingly adverb in a scuffling manner L19.