scuffle

/ˈskʌfəl/ · noun

Meaning

A rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters.
A child's pinafore or bib.
To fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters.
To walk with a shuffling gait.
To make a living with difficulty, getting by on a low income, to struggle financially.
A Dutch hoe, manipulated by both pushing and pulling.

Etymology / origin

No prose etymology has been added yet.

No ancestor words have been linked yet.

Related words

tussle(English)rough-and-tumble(English)scramble(English)shamble(English)shuffle(English)hassle(English)scuffle hoe(English)dutch hoe(English)ensues(English)shoved(English)ensued(English)handcuffs(English)

Descendant words

No descendant words have been linked yet.

Sources

DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data

scuffle — meaning and etymology | WikiWord