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tussle

/ˈtʌs(ə)l

noun

A vigorous struggle or scuffle, typically in order to obtain or achieve something: there was a tussle for the ball...

The Italian charging process is not the same as in Britain and it is unclear whether the move would lead to further legal tussles and delays to British attempts to extradite him.
Already, legal tussles have overshadowed the prospects of a better future for this prestigious venture taken up by the Society.
Real connoisseurs of Cold War sporting tussles treasure the memory of the USSR beating the USA in the 1972 basketball final.

Synonyms

scuffle, fight, struggle, skirmish, brawl, scrimmage, scramble, scrum, fisticuffs, wrestling match, rough and tumble, free-for-all, fracas, fray, rumpus, melee, disturbance;

Irish, North American, & Australian donnybrook

Law, dated affray

informal scrap, dust-up, punch-up, set-to, shindy, shindig, run-in, spat, ruck, ruckus

British informal ding-dong, bust-up, bit of argy-bargy

British informal, Football afters

Scottish informal rammy, swedge

North American informal roughhouse

Australian/New Zealand informal stoush

archaic broil, miff

argument, quarrel, squabble, contretemps, disagreement, contention, clash, war of words

British informal row

verb [no object]

Engage in a vigorous struggle or scuffle: the demonstrators tussled with police...

They tussled on the floor, an oddly muted fight as they were both trying to shield the book from damage.
A Tullow woman tussled violently with her attackers as they attempted to steal her handbag before they dragged her along the road until she smacked her head off a lamp-post.
The only thing that surprised me bearing in mind the previous night's tales was that I couldn't hear the wildlife crashing around in the trees as they tussled for a vantage point from which to ambush me.

Synonyms

scuffle, fight, struggle, exchange blows, come to blows, brawl, grapple, wrestle, clash, scrimmage

informal scrap, have a dust-up, have a punch-up, have a set-to

North American informal rough-house

Origin

Late Middle English (as a verb, originally Scots and northern English): perhaps a diminutive of dialect touse 'handle roughly' (see tousle).

hassle from [late 19th century]:
This was originally a dialect word in the sense ‘hack or saw at’. The origin is unknown but it may be a blend of haggle (LME from an Old Norse word for ‘hack, mangle’) and tussle (LME, probably the same word as tousle, of Germanic origin).

单词	tussle
释义	tussle /ˈtʌs(ə)l / noun A vigorous struggle or scuffle, typically in order to obtain or achieve something: there was a tussle for the ball... The Italian charging process is not the same as in Britain and it is unclear whether the move would lead to further legal tussles and delays to British attempts to extradite him. Already, legal tussles have overshadowed the prospects of a better future for this prestigious venture taken up by the Society. Real connoisseurs of Cold War sporting tussles treasure the memory of the USSR beating the USA in the 1972 basketball final. Synonyms scuffle, fight, struggle, skirmish, brawl, scrimmage, scramble, scrum, fisticuffs, wrestling match, rough and tumble, free-for-all, fracas, fray, rumpus, melee, disturbance; Irish, North American, & Australian donnybrook Law, dated affray informal scrap, dust-up, punch-up, set-to, shindy, shindig, run-in, spat, ruck, ruckus British informal ding-dong, bust-up, bit of argy-bargy British informal, Football afters Scottish informal rammy, swedge North American informal roughhouse Australian/New Zealand informal stoush archaic broil, miff argument, quarrel, squabble, contretemps, disagreement, contention, clash, war of words British informal row verb [no object] Engage in a vigorous struggle or scuffle: the demonstrators tussled with* police... They tussled on the floor, an oddly muted fight as they were both trying to shield the book from damage. A Tullow woman tussled violently with her attackers as they attempted to steal her handbag before they dragged her along the road until she smacked her head off a lamp-post. The only thing that surprised me bearing in mind the previous night's tales was that I couldn't hear the wildlife crashing around in the trees as they tussled for a vantage point from which to ambush me. Synonyms scuffle, fight, struggle, exchange blows, come to blows, brawl, grapple, wrestle, clash, scrimmage informal* scrap, have a dust-up, have a punch-up, have a set-to North American informal rough-house Origin Late Middle English (as a verb, originally Scots and northern English): perhaps a diminutive of dialect touse 'handle roughly' (see tousle). hassle from [late 19th century]: This was originally a dialect word in the sense ‘hack or saw at’. The origin is unknown but it may be a blend of haggle (LME from an Old Norse word for ‘hack, mangle’) and tussle (LME, probably the same word as tousle, of Germanic origin). Rhymes bustle, muscle, mussel, Russell, rustle
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