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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
scuffle
scuf·fle [scuffle scuffles scuffled scuffling] noun, verb BrE [ˈskʌfl] NAmE [ˈskʌfl]
noun ~ (with sb) | ~ (between A and B)
a short and not very violent fight or struggle
•Scuffles broke out between police and demonstrators.
•He was involved in a scuffle with a photographer.
Word Origin:
late 16th cent. (as a verb): probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with Swedish skuffa ‘to push’; related to ↑shove and ↑shuffle.
Synonyms:
fight
clash • brawl • struggle • scuffle
These are all words for a situation in which people try to defeat each other using physical force.
fight • a situation in which two or more people try to defeat each other using physical force: ▪ He got into a fight with a man in the bar.
clash • (journalism) a short fight between two groups of people: ▪ Clashes broke out between police and demonstrators.
brawl • a noisy and violent fight involving a group of people, usually in a public place: ▪ a drunken brawl in a bar
struggle • a fight between two people or groups of people, especially when one of them is trying to escape, or to get sth from the other: ▪ There were no signs of a struggle at the murder scene.
scuffle • a short and not very violent fight or struggle: ▪ He was involved in a scuffle with a photographer.
a fight/clash/brawl/struggle/scuffle over sth
in a fight/brawl/struggle/scuffle
a violent fight/clash/struggle
to be in/get into/be involved in a fight/clash/brawl/scuffle
a fight/clash/brawl/scuffle breaks out
Example Bank:
•He was injured in a scuffle at the demonstration.
•He was involved in a scuffle with photographers.
•a scuffle between rival gangs
•Scuffles broke out between police and demonstrators.
verb
1. intransitive ~ (with sb) (of two or more people)to fight or struggle with each other for a short time, in a way that is not very serious
•She scuffled with photographers as she left her hotel.
•They scuffled for a few minutes, but did not exchange blows.
2. intransitive + adv./prep. to move quickly making a quiet rubbing noise
•Some animal was scuffling in the bushes.
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
late 16th cent. (as a verb): probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with Swedish skuffa ‘to push’; related to ↑shove and ↑shuffle.
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