tussle
1tus·sle
noun \ˈtə-səl\Definition of TUSSLE
1
: a physical contest or struggle : scuffle
2
: an intense argument, controversy, or struggle
Examples of TUSSLE
- The suspect was arrested after a tussle with a security guard.
- a tussle for control of the company
- The President is in for another tussle with Congress.
First Known Use of TUSSLE
1629
Related to TUSSLE
2tussle
intransitive verbtus·sledtus·sling \-s(ə-)liŋ\
Definition of TUSSLE
: to struggle roughly : scuffle
Examples of TUSSLE
- The two basketball players tussled for the ball.
- The residents of the neighborhood tussled with city hall for years about the broken parking meters.
Origin of TUSSLE
Middle English (Scots) tussillen, frequentative of Middle English -tusen, -tousen to tousle — more at touse
First Known Use: 1638
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