tussle
[noun]
Synonyms:
- fight, battle, brawl, conflict, contest, scrap (informal), scuffle, struggle
[verb]
Synonyms:
- fight, battle, grapple, scrap (informal), scuffle, struggle, vie, wrestle

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Related Idioms: get into a tussle
Related Words: skirmish, spar, hassle

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I. tus‧sle¹ /ˈtʌsəl/ noun [countable]

1. a fight using a lot of energy, in which two people get hold of each other and struggle Synonym : struggle:
After quite a tussle, I finally wrenched the letter from him.

2. a struggle or argument in which people try to beat each other to get something Synonym : contest:
his defeat in the leadership tussle

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II. tussle² verb [intransitive]
[Date: 1400-1500; Origin: touse 'to pull roughly' (14-19 centuries)]

1. to fight or struggle without using any weapons, by pulling or pushing someone rather than hitting them
tussle with
He was tussling with the other boys.

2. to try to beat someone in order to get something Synonym : wrestle
tussle for
They tussled for first place in the race.

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tussle
noun
ADJ. little | legal
VERB + TUSSLE have Anna and her conscience had a little tussle.
be engaged in, be involved in
PREP. in a/the ~ He broke his leg in a tussle for the ball.
~ between a tussle between the country's parliament and government
~ for Five teams are involved in the tussle for promotion.
~ over a tussle over the closure of the local hospital
~ with We are engaged in a legal tussle with a large pharmaceutical company.

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