scuffle
noun /ˈskʌfl/
/ˈskʌfl/
- scuffle (with somebody) | scuffle (between A and B) a short and not very violent fight or struggle
- Scuffles broke out between police and demonstrators.
- He was involved in a scuffle with a photographer.
Synonyms fightfight- clash
- brawl
- struggle
- scuffle
- fight a situation in which two or more people try to defeat each other using physical force:
- He got into a fight with a man in the bar.
- clash (journalism) a short fight between two groups of people:
- Clashes broke out between police and demonstrators.
- brawl a noisy and violent fight involving a group of people, usually in a public place:
- a drunken brawl in a bar
- struggle a fight between two people or groups of people, especially when one of them is trying to escape, or to get something from the other:
- There were no signs of a struggle at the murder scene.
- scuffle a short and not very violent fight or struggle:
- He was involved in a scuffle with a photographer.
- a fight/clash/brawl/struggle/scuffle over something
- in a fight/brawl/struggle/scuffle
- a violent fight/clash/struggle
- to be in/get into/be involved in a fight/clash/brawl/scuffle
- a fight/clash/brawl/scuffle breaks out
Extra Examples- He was injured in a scuffle at the demonstration.
- a scuffle between rival gangs
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brief
- little
- minor
- …
- be involved in
- break out
- ensue
- in a/the scuffle
- scuffle between
- scuffle with
- …
Word Originlate 16th cent. (as a verb): probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with Swedish skuffa ‘to push’; related to shove and shuffle.