Play and Scuffle

Play

Play noun - Activity engaged in to amuse oneself.

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Scuffle and play are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scuffle" instead the word "Play" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: played, playful, player, playfulness, playing

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

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Play and scuffle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Play" instead the word "Scuffle" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: scuffled, scuffling

good	good play	good scuffle
short	short play	short scuffle
legal	legal play	legal scuffle
little	little play	little scuffle
Other adjectives: infamous, major, classic, last, previous.

The physical play touched off a bench-clearing scuffle; Boston would later win the series in seven.

Source: Useful Notes / National Basketball Association

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