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noun | verb tussletussle1 /ˈtʌsəl/ noun [countable] informal a struggle or fight using a lot of energy: The two women got into a violent tussle. a tussle for control of the Socialist party noun | verb tussletussle2 verb [intransitive + with] ETYMOLOGYtussle2Origin: 1400-1500 touse to pull roughly (14-19 centuries) VERB TABLEtussle |
| Present | I, you, we, they | tussle | | he, she, it | tussles | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | tussled | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have tussled | | he, she, it | has tussled | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had tussled | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will tussle | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have tussled |
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| Present | I | am tussling | | he, she, it | is tussling | | you, we, they | are tussling | | Past | I, he, she, it | was tussling | | you, we, they | were tussling | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been tussling | | he, she, it | has been tussling | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been tussling | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be tussling | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been tussling |
THESAURUShit people► fight to use physical force, for example hitting or kicking, or weapons to try to hurt someone: The children fought and pushed in line. She and her brother used to fight like cats and dogs (=fight violently). ► struggle to fight someone who is holding you, in order to get away: “Let me go!” I shouted and began to struggle. ► battle to keep fighting hard until one person or group wins. Used especially in writing: Protesters battled police through the night. ► clash if groups of people clash, they have a short fight. Used especially in news reports: Demonstrators in the financial district have clashed with police. ► scuffle to fight with another person for a short time: The two men scuffled outside the bar. ► brawl if a group of people brawl, they fight noisily and violently: The two teams brawled on the field after the game. ► tussle to fight in a way that is not very violent, especially as a way of playing with someone: The boy tussled with his uncle on the living room floor. ► wrestle to fight by holding someone and trying to push him or her to the ground: A security guard managed to wrestle the thief to the ground. ► box to fight someone while wearing big leather gloves, as a sport: He began to box as a boy and later competed in the Olympics. informal to fight or struggle without using any weapons, by pulling or pushing someone rather than hitting him or her: He tussled with the doorman when he was not allowed in the club.► see thesaurus at fight1 |