tussle (redirected from tussles)

tus·sle  (tsl)

intr.v. tus·sled, tus·sling, tus·sles

To struggle roughly; scuffle.

n.

A rough or vigorous struggle; a scuffle.

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[Middle English tussillen, frequentative of -tousen, to pull roughly.]

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tussle

Noun

an energetic fight, struggle, or argument: she resigned following a protracted boardroom tussle

Verb

[-sling, -sled]

to fight or struggle energetically [Middle English tusen to pull]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tussle - disorderly fighting rough-and-tumble, scuffle, dogfight, hassle fighting, combat, fight, scrap - the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"
Verb	1.	tussle - fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters; "the drunken men started to scuffle" scuffle fight, struggle, contend - be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"
	2.	tussle - make messy or untidy; "the child mussed up my hair" muss disarrange - destroy the arrangement or order of; "My son disarranged the papers on my desk"

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tussle

verb 1. fight, battle, struggle, scrap (informal) contend, wrestle, vie, brawl, grapple, scuffle

noun 2. 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) biffo Austral. (slang)

Translations

tussle [ˈtʌsl] n → lucha, pelea

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tussle [ˈtʌsl] n → bagarre f, mêlée f

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tussle [ˈtʌsl] n → Gerangel nt

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tussle [ˈtʌsl] n → baruffa, mischia