scuffle
scuffle definition
scuf·fle (skuf′əl)
intransitive verb scuffled -·fled, scuffling -·fling
- to struggle or fight in rough confusion
- to move in a confused hurry or bustle
- to drag the feet; shuffle
- ☆ Informal to try hard but with little or no success; specif., to struggle to survive
Etymology: freq. of scuff
noun
- a rough, confused fight; close, haphazard struggle
- the act or sound of feet shuffling
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