Match and Scuffle

Match

Match noun - A competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize.

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Scuffle and match are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scuffle" instead a noun "Match".

Nearby Words: matched, matching, matcher

Scuffle noun - A physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups.

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Match and scuffle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Match" instead a noun "Scuffle".

Nearby Words: scuffled, scuffling

good	good match	good scuffle
physical	physical match	physical scuffle
typical	typical match	typical scuffle
following	following match	following scuffle
Other adjectives: friendly, intense, little, infamous, quick, major, last, previous, resulting, hardcore, climactic.

Laertes cut Hamlet with a poisoned sword in a fencing match, and in the ensuing scuffle Hamlet took Laertes' sword and cut him as well.

Source: Poisoned Chalice Switcheroo
Grenade Tag: Hank slipped a grenade into Maria's pocket during a close-range scuffle in their match.

Source: Web Original / Trinity Tourney OCT
The Simpsons go to Japan and attend a Sumo wrestling match; Homer gets in a scuffle with one of the sumo wrestlers, then Bart tags in and uses a folding chair on the sumo wrestler.

Source: Tag Team

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