scuffle

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters.
2. 2
   Poverty; struggle.
3. 3
   A child's pinafore or bib.
4. 4
   A type of hoe, manipulated by both pushing and pulling, with a sharp blade parallel with the worked surface; an instance of this type.

Verb

1. 1
   To fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters.
2. 2
   To walk with a shuffling gait.
3. 3
   To make a living with difficulty, getting by on a low income, to struggle financially.
4. 4
   To work the soil surface for weeding, etc.