Scuffle

/ˈskʌfəl/

धक्का-मुक्की/हाथापाई; (दुर्लभ) बच्चों का एप्रन/बिब; (क्रिया) हाथापाई करना, पैरों को घसीटकर चलना, जैसे-तैसे गुज़ारा करना

Origin & History

From Early Modern English, likely imitative/expressive (suggesting scraping or shuffling), recorded from the 16th–17th centuries; later extended to the sense of a rough fight.

प्रारम्भिक आधुनिक अंग्रेज़ी से, संभवतः ध्वन्यात्मक/अनुकरणात्मक उत्पत्ति (रगड़ने/पैर घसीटने जैसी ध्वनि का संकेत), 16वीं–17वीं शताब्दी से प्रमाणित; बाद में अर्थ का विस्तार अव्यवस्थित लड़ाई/हाथापाई तक हुआ।

Definition

A scuffle is a brief, messy fight or struggle, often involving pushing and grabbing rather than organized combat; as a verb it also means to move with shuffling steps or to manage with difficulty (especially financially).

Scuffle एक छोटी, अव्यवस्थित हाथापाई/झड़प होती है जिसमें अक्सर धक्का-मुक्की और धक्का-खींचा शामिल होता है; क्रिया के रूप में इसका अर्थ पैरों को घसीटकर चलना या कठिनाई से (खासकर आर्थिक रूप से) गुज़ारा करना भी है।

Parts of Speech

Noun:
A scuffle broke out outside the stadium after the match.
Verb:
The two men scuffled over the phone.

Usage Examples

There was a scuffle in the hallway, but no one was seriously hurt.
Police quickly separated the students who were scuffling near the gate.
He scuffled along in worn shoes, barely lifting his feet.
After losing his job, he scuffled to make ends meet.

Related Forms

Noun
Scuffle / Scuffling
Verb
Scuffle / Scuffles / Scuffled / Scuffling

Idioms & Phrases

Get into a scuffle (with someone)
(किसी के साथ) हाथापाई में पड़ जाना
A minor scuffle
छोटी-मोटी झड़प/हल्की हाथापाई
Scuffle for (something)
(किसी चीज़) के लिए धक्का-मुक्की/छीनाझपटी करना