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   tussle

   /ˈtʌsl/

   noun

   • 1. a vigorous struggle or scuffle, typically in order to obtain or achieve something: "there was a tussle for the ball" Similar scufflefightstruggleskirmishbrawlscrimmagescramblescrumfisticuffswrestling matchrough and tumblefree-for-allfracasfrayrumpusmeleedisturbancedonnybrookdated:affrayinformal:scrapdust-uppunch-upset-toshindyshindigrun-inspatruckruckusding-dongbust-upbit of argy-bargyaftersrammyswedgeroughhousestousharchaic:broilmiffargumentquarrelsquabblecontretempsdisagreementcontentionclashwar of wordsinformal:row

   verb

   • 1. engage in a vigorous struggle or scuffle: "the kids tussled with each other"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a verb, originally Scots and northern English): perhaps a diminutive of dialect touse ‘handle roughly’ (see tousle).

   Scrabble Points: 6

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