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• scuffle — scuffler, n. scufflingly, adv. /skuf euhl/, v., scuffled, scuffling, n. v.i. 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. n. 4. a rough, confused struggle or… …   Universalium

• scuffle — /ˈskʌfəl / (say skufuhl) verb (i) (scuffled, scuffling) 1. to struggle or fight in a scrambling, confused manner. 2. to go or move in hurried confusion. 3. to move at a shuffle; scuff. –noun 4. a confused struggle or fight. 5. a shuffling: a… …  

• scuffle — [skuf′əl] vi. scuffled, scuffling [freq. of SCUFF] 1. to struggle or fight in rough confusion 2. to move in a confused hurry or bustle 3. to drag the feet; shuffle ☆ 4. Informal to try hard but with little or no success; specif., to struggle to… …   English World dictionary

• scuffle — scuf|fle1 [ˈskʌfəl] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language] a short fight that is not very violent ▪ Scuffles broke out between rival supporters during the match. scuffle with/between ▪ scuffles with police scuffle 2… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• scuffle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. strife, tussle, struggle, contest, contention, fray, fracas, brawl; shuffle. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. struggle, shuffle, strife; see fight 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I n. struggle, fight,… …   English dictionary for students

• scuffle — v 1. fight, struggle, tussle, battle, Sl. mix it up, Sl. go at it; brawl, riot. 2. fuss, flutter, bustle, hurry scurry, rush about or around, tear around, buzz or whiz about, dart to and fro, scramble, run around like a chicken with its head cut… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• scuf|fle — «SKUHF uhl», verb, fled, fling, noun. –v.i. 1. to struggle or fight in a rough, confused manner: »The two boys fell as they scuffled. Somewhere in the darkness two rats scuffled (Graham Greene). 2. to go or move in hurried confusion: »Drive the… …   Useful english dictionary

• collective behaviour — ▪ psychology Introduction       the kinds of activities engaged in by sizable but loosely organized groups of people. Episodes of collective behaviour tend to be quite spontaneous, resulting from an experience shared by the members of the group… …   Universalium

• shuffle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. rearrange, switch, shift, mix, intermingle, jumble; scuff, drag; fidget; scuffle, shamble, slouch; equivocate, quibble, evade. See interchange, slowness, changeableness. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To move …   English dictionary for students

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