scuffle

Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

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.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Fighting
armed combat
arms
array
bellicosity
blood diamond
bloodlessly
conflict
engage
firefight
gunfight
pick on someone your own sizeidiom
rabbit punch
refight
remobilization
remobilize
scuffle
see action
tilt at windmillsidiom
toe
tussle
brawl
verb[ I ]
uk /brɔːl/ us /brɑːl/
to fight in a rough, noisy, uncontrolled way: 斗殴，大打出手
The young men had nothing better to do than brawl in the streets.这些年轻人除了在大街上打架斗殴做不出什么好事。

Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to fight
fightAll this is really not worth fighting over.
scrapTwo boys were scrapping in the playground.
brawlThe football hooligans are out brawling again.
clashStudents clashed with police during demonstrations at five universities.
struggleSome of the customers struggled with the robbers, but to no avail.
come to blowsSupporters nearly came to blows with each other before the match.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Fighting
armed combat
arms
array
bellicosity
blood diamond
bloodlessly
conflict
engage
firefight
gunfight
pick on someone your own sizeidiom
rabbit punch
refight
remobilization
remobilize
scuffle
see action
tilt at windmillsidiom
toe
tussle

brawl | American Dictionary

brawl
noun[ C ]
us/brɔl/
a physical fight involving a group of people, esp. in a public place:
A brawl in the cafeteria left the place a mess.