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scuffled
[
skuhf
-
uh
l
]
scuf·fle
/
ˈskʌf
əl
/
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[
skuhf
-
uh
l
]
Show IPA
verb,
-fled,
-fling,
noun
verb (used without object)
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
4.
a rough, confused struggle or fight.
5.
a shuffling:
a scuffle of feet.
6.
Also called
scuffle hoe
.
a spadelike hoe that is pushed instead of pulled.
7.
(in tap dancing) a forward and backward
movement
of the foot.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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Origin:
1570–80;
see
scuff
,
-le
Related forms
scuf·fler,
noun
scuf·fling·ly,
adverb
Synonyms
4.
scrap, tussle, row.
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