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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
tussles, tussling, tussled |
| definition: |
to fight or struggle roughly or energetically; scuffle.
The suspect tussled with the police before they could get the handcuffs on him.- synonyms:
- scrap, scuffle
- similar words:
- battle, brawl, broil, fight, fistfight, grapple, struggle, wrestle
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| related words: |
come to blows, compete, scrap, strive, tangle |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a rough or energetic physical fight or struggle; scuffle.
- synonyms:
- scrap, scuffle
- similar words:
- brawl, broil, donnybrook, fight, fistfight, fisticuffs, fray, free-for-all, melee, set-to, struggle
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| definition 2: |
any rough or energetic struggle, conflict, or the like.
You'll have a long tussle with the administration if you try to get that approved.- synonyms:
- fight, struggle
- similar words:
- battle, conflict, contention, set-to, skirmish, strife
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| related words: |
affray, altercation, clash, war, wrestle |
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