Tussle

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To struggle roughly; scuffle.
  • n. A rough or vigorous struggle; a scuffle.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A physical fight or struggle.
  • v. To have a tussle.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To struggle, as in sport; to scuffle; to struggle with.
  • n. A struggle; a scuffle.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A struggle; a conflict; a scuffle.
  • To struggle; wrestle confusedly; scuffle.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters
  • n. disorderly fighting
  • v. make messy or untidy
    • Verb Form
    tussled    tussles    tussling   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    contend    struggle    fight    combat    scrap    fighting    disarrange   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    scuffle    struggle    contest   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Russel    Russell    bussell    bustle    hustle    muscle    mussel    rustle   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    scuffle    shove    scrimmage    cannonade    altercation    infighting    nudge    mêlée    skirmish    hurly-burly   
     
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