Scuffle

//ˈskʌfəl//

Synonyms for "scuffle" (171 found)

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Closest matches (35)

Noun(4 words)

dutch hoe scuffle hoe collineal hoe[appendix:glossary collinear hoe

hassle scramble shuffle action aerial combat affray agonize amble armored combat barge battle battle royal bobbery bowl along box brawl broil brush buffet bullfight

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bundle clash clash of arms close clump cockfight collide combat come to blows

Verb(1 words)

;

Adjective(1 words)

barney

Strong matches (51)

Related words (85)

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

14 entries

battle combat contend fight fighting hand tool hoe implement scrap struggle tool walk

Synonyms

4 entries

hassle scramble scuffle hoe shuffle

derived

3 entries

scuffle hunter scuffler scuffly

has context

1 entries

slang

is a

1 entries

hoe

manner of

1 entries

fight

related to

19 entries

bib child close quarters confusedly disorderly dutch hoe fight financially gait get by income living manipulate pinafore pull push

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Translations

88 translations across 26 languages.

Acehnese

1 entries

meuleukek verb (to fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters)

Azerbaijani

2 entries

dalaşmaq verb (to fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters)
çarpışmaq verb (to fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters)

Basque

1 entries

liskar noun (rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters)

Bulgarian

4 entries

боричкане noun (rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters)
схватка noun (rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters)
боричкам се verb (to fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters)
тътря се verb (to walk with a shuffling gait)

Catalan

2 entries

batussa noun (rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters)
esbatussar-se verb (to fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters)

Czech

1 entries

rvačka noun (rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters)

Dutch

4 entries

handgemeen noun (rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters)
scheldpartij noun (rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters)
schermutseling noun (rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters)
schermutselingen noun (rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters)

Finnish

4 entries

kahakka noun (rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters)
kahina noun (rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters)
käsirysy noun (rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters)
nujakka noun (rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters)

French

4 entries

bagarre noun (rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters)
binette noun (specialized hoe for weeding)
rixe noun (rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters)
échauffourée noun (rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters)

Galician

1 entries

pelexa noun (rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters)

German

4 entries

Handgemenge noun (rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters)
Rauferei noun (rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters)
balgen verb (to fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters)
raufen verb (to fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters)

Hungarian

4 entries

csetepaté noun (rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters)
dulakodás noun (rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters)
verekedés noun (rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters)
csoszog verb (to walk with a shuffling gait)

Italian

4 entries

baruffa noun (rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters)
rissa noun (rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters)
ruffa noun (rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters)
zuffa noun (rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters)

Japanese

1 entries

取っ組み合い noun (rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters)

Khiamniungan Naga

1 entries

ā-āp-í verb (to fight or struggle confusedly typically to obtain someone's possession)

Māori

1 entries

pāketu noun (specialized hoe for weeding)

Norman

2 entries

freûlée noun (rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters)
s'freûler verb (to fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters)

Northern Kurdish

1 entries

pevçûn noun (rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters)

Polish

4 entries

grzmocić się verb (to fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters)
młócić się verb (to fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters)
naparzać się verb (to fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters)
napieprzać się verb (to fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters)

Portuguese

1 entries

rixa noun (rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters)

Russian

4 entries

голла́ндская моты́га noun (specialized hoe for weeding)
дра́ка noun (rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters)
пропо́лочная моты́га noun (specialized hoe for weeding)
сты́чка noun (rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters)

Sicilian

2 entries

cappuliata noun (rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters)
scuppazzata noun (rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters)

Spanish

4 entries

azada holandesa noun (specialized hoe for weeding)
refriega noun (rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters)
riña noun (rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters)
reñir verb (to fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters)

Swedish

2 entries

handgemäng noun (rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters)
slagsmål noun (rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters)

Turkish

1 entries

boğuşma noun (rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters)

Ukrainian

4 entries

бійка noun (rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters)
сутичка noun (rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters)
битися verb (to fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters)
плентатися verb (to walk with a shuffling gait)

Sample sentences

15 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

There was a scuffle in front of the store when the new product was released.

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Sami and Layla's scuffle became intense inside the car.

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A scuffle is not an organized bout: it is a free-for-all, with fists flying in any and all directions.

Source: tatoeba (10215795)

Miroslav and Rima had a little scuffle over that.

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