scuffle

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The sudden provocation for the scuffle was an argument over around Rs 100 in the electricity bill, the official said adding the total outstanding amount to be paid by Inderjit was around Rs 12,000.

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  1. intransitive verb To fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters.
  2. intransitive verb To shuffle.
  3. noun A rough disorderly struggle at close quarters.
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  • During the scuffle, authorities said a device used to smoke marijuana fell out of Kirkman's pocket, reports state. —  news | OS | http://www.ocala.com
  • The sudden provocation for the scuffle was an argument over around Rs 100 in the electricity bill, the official said adding the total outstanding amount to be paid by Inderjit was around Rs 12,000. —  Daily News & Analysis
  • However, the scuffle was prevented from going out of control as police arrived in time. —  The Times of India
  • The gun went off during the scuffle, and the homeowner was shot in the arm. —  Netvouz - new bookmarks
  • An argument broke out between the two groups and led to a minor scuffle, the police said. —  India eNews
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clatter ·  thud ·  commotion ·  tussle ·  patter ·  squeal ·  uproar ·  groan ·  outcry ·  clamor ·  shuffle ·  altercation
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Etymologies (6)

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  1. Probably frequentative of scuff.
  2. Dutch schoffel, hoe for weeding, from Middle Dutch, hoe, shovel.

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  1. Formerly also skuffle; freq. of scuff. Cf. shuffle.
  2. from scuffle, v.
  3. A dial. variant of shovel (Anglo-Saxon scofl): see shovel.
  4. scuffle, n.
 

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