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tussle - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'tussle' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Tussle [ n.]
- A struggle; a scuffle.
2 . Tussle [ v. i. & t.]
- To struggle, as in sport; to scuffle; to struggle with.

Meaning of 'tussle' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . tussle [ v]
Meaning (1):
- make messy or untidy
Example in sentence:
  • the child mussed up my hair
Meaning (2):
- fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters
Example in sentence:
  • the drunken men started to scuffle