1. Disorderly fighting
   "The children got into a scuffle over the last piece of candy";
   - hassle [N. Amer, informal], tussle, dogfight, rough-and-tumble
    
2. An unceremonious and disorganized struggle
   "A scuffle broke out between rival fans";
   - scramble
    
3. A hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling
   "The gardener used a scuffle hoe to remove weeds between the rows";
   - scuffle hoe, Dutch hoe

1. Fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters
   "the drunken men started to scuffle";
   - tussle, stoush [Austral, NZ, informal], brawl
    
2. Walk by dragging one's feet
   "he scuffled out of the room";
   - shuffle, shamble

Derived forms: scuffled, scuffles, scuffling

Type of: battle, combat, fight, fighting, hoe, scrap, struggle, walk

Encyclopedia: Scuffle