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scuffle
1. n. A rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters.
2. n. (archaic) A child's pinafore or bib.
3. v. (intransitive) To fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters.
4. v. (intransitive) To walk with a shuffling gait.
5. v. (slang) To make a living with difficulty, getting by on a low income, to struggle financially.
6. n. A Dutch hoe, manipulated by both pushing and pulling.

Example Sentences

They broke his arm in the scuffle but did not charge him.

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