亚洲网紅露点

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scuffle

[ skuhf-uhl ]

verb (used without object)

scuffled, scuffling.
  1. to struggle or fight in a rough, confused manner.
  2. to go or move in hurried confusion.
  3. to move or go with a shuffle; scuff.


noun

  1. a rough, confused struggle or fight.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. a shuffling:

    a scuffle of feet.

  3. Also called scuf顎僨le hoe顎. a spadelike hoe that is pushed instead of pulled.
  4. (in tap dancing) a forward and backward movement of the foot.

scuffle

1

/ 藞蝉办蕦蹿蓹濒 /

verb

  1. to fight in a disorderly manner
  2. to move by shuffling
  3. to move in a hurried or confused manner
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a disorderly struggle
  2. the sound made by scuffling or shuffling
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

scuffle

2

/ 藞蝉办蕦蹿蓹濒 /

noun

  1. a type of hoe operated by pushing rather than pulling
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 蝉肠耻蹿顎僨濒别谤 noun
  • 蝉肠耻蹿顎僨濒颈苍驳路濒测 adverb
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of scuffle1

First recorded in 1570鈥80; scuff, -le
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of scuffle1

C16: from Scandinavian; compare Swedish skuff, skuffa to push

Origin of scuffle2

C18: from Dutch schoffel shovel
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He was surprisingly adept in his rookie year as a head coach at any level, but he scuffled in the postseason.

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Their dispute has been escalating, with frequent confrontations including vessels colliding and scuffles.

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Metcalf and Anthony got into a scuffle at a track tournament after arguing about whether Anthony was allowed to hang out in Metcalf's team tent.

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The sounds of a scuffle and a dog barking are audible before Valdez says, 鈥淵ou鈥檙e hurting me.鈥

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At one point in the scuffle, a patron ran out of the restaurant to help Torres, but quickly retreated amid gunfire.

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