tussle
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tus·sle
(tŭs′əl)intr.v. tus·sled, tus·sling, tus·sles
To struggle roughly; scuffle.
n.
A rough or vigorous struggle; a scuffle.
[From English dialectal (north of England) and Scots, variant of tousle.]
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tussle
(ˈtʌsəl)vb
(intr) to fight or wrestle in a vigorous way; struggle
n
a vigorous fight; scuffle; struggle
[C15: related to Old High German zūsen; see tousle]
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tus•sle
(ˈtʌs əl) v. -sled, -sling,
n. v.i.
1. to struggle or fight roughly or vigorously; scuffle.
n.2. a rough physical contest or struggle; scuffle.
3. any vigorous or determined struggle, conflict, etc.
[1425–75; late Middle English (north and Scots) tusillen, variant of touselen to tousle]
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tussle
Past participle: tussled
Gerund: tussling
| Imperative |
|---|
| tussle |
| tussle |
| Present |
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| I tussle |
| you tussle |
| he/she/it tussles |
| we tussle |
| you tussle |
| they tussle |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I tussled |
| you tussled |
| he/she/it tussled |
| we tussled |
| you tussled |
| they tussled |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am tussling |
| you are tussling |
| he/she/it is tussling |
| we are tussling |
| you are tussling |
| they are tussling |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have tussled |
| you have tussled |
| he/she/it has tussled |
| we have tussled |
| you have tussled |
| they have tussled |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was tussling |
| you were tussling |
| he/she/it was tussling |
| we were tussling |
| you were tussling |
| they were tussling |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had tussled |
| you had tussled |
| he/she/it had tussled |
| we had tussled |
| you had tussled |
| they had tussled |
| Future |
|---|
| I will tussle |
| you will tussle |
| he/she/it will tussle |
| we will tussle |
| you will tussle |
| they will tussle |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have tussled |
| you will have tussled |
| he/she/it will have tussled |
| we will have tussled |
| you will have tussled |
| they will have tussled |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be tussling |
| you will be tussling |
| he/she/it will be tussling |
| we will be tussling |
| you will be tussling |
| they will be tussling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been tussling |
| you have been tussling |
| he/she/it has been tussling |
| we have been tussling |
| you have been tussling |
| they have been tussling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been tussling |
| you will have been tussling |
| he/she/it will have been tussling |
| we will have been tussling |
| you will have been tussling |
| they will have been tussling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been tussling |
| you had been tussling |
| he/she/it had been tussling |
| we had been tussling |
| you had been tussling |
| they had been tussling |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would tussle |
| you would tussle |
| he/she/it would tussle |
| we would tussle |
| you would tussle |
| they would tussle |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have tussled |
| you would have tussled |
| he/she/it would have tussled |
| we would have tussled |
| you would have tussled |
| they would have tussled |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  tussle - disorderly fighting fighting, combat, fight, scrap - the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap" |
| Verb | 1. |  tussle - fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters; "the drunken men started to scuffle"fight, struggle, contend - be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country" |
| 2. |  tussle - make messy or untidy; "the child mussed up my hair"disarrange - destroy the arrangement or order of; "My son disarranged the papers on my desk" |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
tussle
noun
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
tussle
verbTo contend with an opponent at close quarters, as by attempting to throw him or her:
Idiom: go to the mat with.
A physical conflict involving two or more:
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Translations
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tussle
vi → sich rangeln (with sb for sth mit jdm um etw)
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