scuffle
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Is scuffle a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of scuffle?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (slang) Poverty; struggle.Examples: "But even on the scuffle / The cleaner's press was in my jeans"slang
2. (archaic) A child's pinafore or bib.archaic
verb (English)
1. (intransitive) To fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters.Examples: "Certainly a gallant man had rather fight to great diſadvantages for number and place in the field in an orderly way, then ſcuffle with an undiſciplined rabble."intransitive
2. (intransitive) To walk with a shuffling gait.Examples: "But shiftings and readjustments ensued, as they are sure to do with a walking-party. Cope presently found himself scuffling through the thin grass and the briery thickets alongside the young business-man."intransitive
3. (slang) To make a living with difficulty, getting by on a low income, to struggle financially.Examples: "Once a good friend of mine, a fine hoofer who was having trouble getting bookings, ran up to that tree, gave it a big smack, and yelled “Lawd please make me a pimp, any kind of a pimp, long as I’m pimpin’. I’m tired of scufflin’ and my feet are too long outa work.”"slang
verb (English)
1. (agriculture) To work the soil surface for weeding, etc.Examples: "Near-synonyms: (sometimes synonymous) scarify, cultivate, grub; weed"
Definition source: Wiktionary