Definition of "scuffle" in English

noun

1. A rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters.

2. (slang) Poverty; struggle.

3. (archaic) A child's pinafore or bib.

verb

1. (intransitive) To fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters.

2. (intransitive) To walk with a shuffling gait.

3. (slang) To make a living with difficulty, getting by on a low income, to struggle financially.

noun

1. A type of hoe, manipulated by both pushing and pulling, with a sharp blade parallel with the worked surface; an instance of this type.

   • Near-synonyms: collinear hoe, collineal hoe (loosely synonymous)

verb

1. (agriculture) To work the soil surface for weeding, etc.

   • Near-synonyms: (sometimes synonymous) scarify, cultivate, grub; weed