scuf·fle /ˈskʌfəl/
(vi.)扭打,混戰,拖著腳走,敷衍了事扭打,混戰,拖著腳走
Scuf·fle v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scuffled p. pr. & vb. n. Scuffling ]
1. To strive or struggle with a close grapple; to wrestle in a rough fashion.
2. Hence, to strive or contend tumultuously; to struggle confusedly or at haphazard.
A gallant man had rather fight to great disadvantage in the field, in an orderly way, than scuffle with an undisciplined rabble. --Eikon Basilike.
Scuf·fle, n.
1. A rough, haphazard struggle, or trial of strength; a disorderly wrestling at close quarters.
2. Hence, a confused contest; a tumultuous struggle for superiority; a fight.
The dog leaps upon the serpent, and tears it to pieces; but in the scuffle the cradle happened to be overturned. --L'Estrange.
3. A child's pinafore or bib. [Prov. Eng.]
4. A garden hoe. [Prov. Eng.]
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scuffle
n 1: disorderly fighting [syn: hassle, tussle, dogfingt, rough-and-tumble]
2: a hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling [syn: scuffle
hoe, Dutch hoe]
3: an unceremonious and disorganized struggle [syn: scramble]
v 1: walk by dragging one's feet; "he shuffled out of the room";
"We heard his feet shuffling down the hall" [syn: shuffle,
shamble]
2: fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters; "the
drunken men started to scuffle" [syn: tussle]