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121grapple — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. seize, grasp, clutch, struggle, contend. See opposition, contention. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [Fasten] Syn. hook, catch, close; see fasten 1 , join 1 . 2. [Fight hand to hand] Syn. engage, close,… …
122skirmish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. clash, brush, tilt, encounter, engagement. See contention. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. engagement, encounter, clash, conflict; see battle 1 , fight 1 . See Synonym Study at battle . III (Roget s 3… …
123struggle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. strive, strain, endeavor, contend, labor; flounder, writhe, squirm; fight, battle. n. endeavor, effort, contention, es say; fight, conflict, warfare. See exertion. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A fight]… …
124tousle — [15] Tousle was derived from an earlier touse ‘pull about, shake’ (probable source also of tussle [15]), which went back to an Old English *tūsian. Amongst its relatives is German zausen ‘tug, tousle’. => TUSSLE …
125'Ala al-Din Jani — A Turkish noble of Qutb al Din Aibak (1206 1210) who belonged to a ruling family of Central Asia and who sided with Iltutmish (1211 1236) in the latter s tussle with Aibek s son Aram Shah for succession. Iltutmish assigned him Lakhnauti with… …
126brawl — 1. noun a drunken brawl Syn: fight, skirmish, scuffle, tussle, fray, melee, free for all, donnybrook; fisticuffs; informal scrap, set to 2. verb he ended up brawling with photographers Syn: fight, skirmish, scuffle …
127scramble — 1. verb 1) we scrambled over the boulders Syn: clamber, climb, crawl, claw one s way, scrabble, grope one s way, struggle, shinny 2) children scrambled for the scattered coins Syn: jostle, scuffle, tussle …
128scuffle — 1. noun there was a scuffle outside the pub Syn: fight, struggle, tussle, brawl, fracas, free for all, scrimmage; informal scrap, set to, roughhouse 2. verb demonstrators scuffled with police Syn: fight, struggle, tussle, exchange …
