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scuffle

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of SCUFFLE

1
to move heavily or clumsily <she scuffled along in shoes that were much too large for her>
Related Words drag, flop, haul; blunder, careen, dodder, lurch, reel, stagger, sway, teeter, totter, waddle, weave, wobble (also wabble)
Near Antonyms drift, float, hang, hover, poise, waft
2
to seize and attempt to unbalance one another for the purpose of achieving physical mastery <the burglar and the homeowner briefly scuffled together in the dark>
Related Words battle, clash (with), combat, contend, duel, fight, war (against); bash, batter, beat, buffet, hit, punch, slug, strike; box, spar; brawl, skirmish

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