scuffle
noun[C]
uk/ˈskʌf.əl/us/ˈskʌf.əl/ashortandsuddenfight,especiallyoneinvolvingasmallnumberofpeople:
（尤指少数人的）短暂扭打，小冲突Twopoliceofficerswereinjuredin scuffles withdemonstratorsat Sunday'sprotest.星期天抗议活动中，有两名警察在与抗议者的冲突中受伤。
a fight
- fightHe got into a fight in school.
- fistfightHe was arrested for getting into a fistfight after the match.
- brawlHe was injured in a brawl outside the stadium.
- scuffleThere were a few scuffles between fans after the match.
- clashFive people were injured in clashes between strikers and owners.
- struggleHe managed to escape after a struggle.
Fighting
- a fight to the finishidiom
- bellicosity
- blood diamond
- blow
- boots on the groundidiom
- call to arms
- combat
- come close to blowsidiom
- conflict diamond
- engagement
- grapple
- mobilize
- rout
- scrimmage
- shootout
- stoush
- tangle
- tangle withsomeone
- tilt
- turf war
scuffle
verb[I]
uk/ˈskʌf.əl/us/ˈskʌf.əl/to have asuddenshortfight:
Theyouthsscuffledwiththepoliceman, thenescapeddown thealley.
Thepairscuffled on theground, bothkickingandpunching.
- Several of herfriendsandrelativesscuffled with anewsphotographer.
- Protesters scuffled withpoliceoutsideahotelyesterday.
- Agunwent off as he and sevenofficersscuffled infrontof thejudge.
Fighting
- a fight to the finishidiom
- bellicosity
- blood diamond
- blow
- boots on the groundidiom
- call to arms
- combat
- come close to blowsidiom
- conflict diamond
- engagement
- grapple
- mobilize
- rout
- scrimmage
- shootout
- stoush
- tangle
- tangle withsomeone
- tilt
- turf war