SCUFFLE

noun a garden hoe.

2. scuffle ·noun a child's pinafore or bib.

3. scuffle ·noun hence, a confused contest; a tumultuous struggle for superiority; a fight.

4. scuffle ·vi to strive or struggle with a close grapple; to wrestle in a rough fashion.

5. scuffle ·vi hence, to strive or contend tumultuously; to struggle confusedly or at haphazard.

6. scuffle ·noun a rough, haphazard struggle, or trial of strength; a disorderly wrestling at close quarters.