【ニュース・時事英単語】scuffleの意味は?

・A scuffle is a fight involving physical contact among a small number of people.
・A scuffle is also a tool used in field work by pushing it against the ground instead of pulling it.

Scuffles broke out between police and demonstrators.
「警察とデモ隊の間で小競り合いが起こった」
