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plural of scuffle
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(Entry 1 of 2)
a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups
- several chairs were knocked over in the scuffle
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- affrays
- [chiefly British],
- battles royal
- (or battle royals or battles royale or battle royales),
- brawls,
- broils,
- donnybrooks,
- free-for-alls,
- melees
- (also mêlées),
- mix-ups,
- ruckuses,
- ructions
- blows,
- fistfights,
- fisticuffs,
- grapples,
- handgrips,
- punch-outs,
- punch-ups
- [chiefly British],
- slugfests
- altercations,
- argle-bargles
- [chiefly British],
- arguments,
- argy-bargies
- [chiefly British],
- contretemps,
- controversies,
- cross fires,
- disagreements,
- disputes,
- fallings-out
- (or falling-outs),
- kickups,
- misunderstandings,
- quarrels,
- rows,
- spats,
- squabbles,
- tangles,
- tiffs,
- wrangles
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scuffles
verb
present tense third-person singular of scuffle
Synonyms & Antonyms of scuffles (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to move heavily or clumsily
- she scuffled along in shoes that were much too large for her
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2
to seize and attempt to unbalance one another for the purpose of achieving physical mastery
- the burglar and the homeowner briefly scuffled together in the dark
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