Hypertext Webster Gateway: "tussle"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tussle \Tus"sle\, v. i. & t. [See {Tousle}.]
To struggle, as in sport; to scuffle; to struggle with.
[Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tussle \Tus"sle\, n.
A struggle; a scuffle. [Colloq.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
tussle
n : disorderly fighting [syn: {hassle}, {scuffle}, {rough-and-tumble}]
v 1: fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters; "the
drunken men started to scuffle" [syn: {scuffle}]
2: make messy or untidy; "the child mussed up my hair" [syn: {muss}]
3: fight or wrestle in a vigorous way [syn: {scuffle}]
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