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tus·sle
(tŭs′əl)intr.v. tus·sled, tus·sling, tus·sles
To struggle roughly; scuffle.
n.
A rough or vigorous struggle; a scuffle.
[From English dialectal (north of England) and Scots, variant of tousle.]
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tussle
(ˈtʌsəl)vb
(intr) to fight or wrestle in a vigorous way; struggle
n
a vigorous fight; scuffle; struggle
[C15: related to Old High German zūsen; see tousle]
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tus•sle
(ˈtʌs əl)v. -sled, -sling,
n. v.i.
1. to struggle or fight roughly or vigorously; scuffle.
n. 2. a rough physical contest or struggle; scuffle.
3. any vigorous or determined struggle, conflict, etc.
[1425–75; late Middle English (north and Scots) tusillen, variant of touselen to tousle]
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Past participle: tussled
Gerund: tussling
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Noun | 1. | tussle - disorderly fighting |
Verb | 1. | tussle - fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters; "the drunken men started to scuffle" |
2. | tussle - make messy or untidy; "the child mussed up my hair" disarrange - destroy the arrangement or order of; "My son disarranged the papers on my desk" |
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tussle
verb
noun
1. fight, scrap (informal), brawl, scuffle, battle, competition, struggle, conflict, contest, set-to (informal), bout, contention, fray, punch-up (Brit. informal), fracas, shindig (informal), scrimmage, shindy (informal), bagarre (French) The referee booked him for a tussle with the goalie.
2. argument, row (Brit. informal), clash, disagreement, contention, quarrel, squabble, war of words, contretemps a legal tussle over who gets custody of the children
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