tussle
21tussle — 1 noun (C) informal a struggle or fight using a lot of energy, especially one in which you pull or push someone rather than hit them: After quite a tussle I finally wrenched the letter from him. 2 verb (intransitive + with) informal to fight or… …
22tussle — 1. noun his glasses were smashed in the tussle Syn: scuffle, fight, struggle, skirmish, brawl, scrum, rough and tumble, free for all, fracas, fray, rumpus, melee; informal spat, scrap, roughhouse, tug of war 2. verb demonstrators tu …
23tussle — [ˈtʌs(ə)l] noun [C] informal a short fight tussle verb [I] …
24tussle — a struggle ; we had a tussle for it. N. & S …
25tussle — n. & v. n. a struggle or scuffle. v.intr. engage in a tussle. Etymology: orig. Sc. & N.Engl., perh. dimin. of touse: see TOUSLE …
26tussle — I. noun Date: 1629 1. a physical contest or struggle ; scuffle 2. an intense argument, controversy, or struggle II. intransitive verb (tussled; tussling) Etymology: Middle English (Scots) tussillen, frequentative of Middle English tusen, tousen …
27tussle — Synonyms and related words: action, aerial combat, affray, agonize, altercation, argument, armored combat, battle, battle royal, bicker, blood feud, box, brawl, broil, brush, buffet, bullfight, clash, clash of arms, close, cockfight, collide,… …
28tussle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. scuffle, struggle. See contention. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. scuffle, struggle, scrap; see fight 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I n. struggle, scuffle, fight, wrestling match, boxing match, *scrap,… …
29tussle — see TOUSLE …
30tussle — tus·sle || tÊŒsl n. physical struggle, scuffle; difficult struggle v. struggle, scuffle, fight …
