tussle en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈtʌsəl/
Etymology
Related to tousle.
Meanings
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A physical fight or struggle.
..., two young men—field hands—got into a tussle with a white man.
1994, Walter Dean Myers, The Glory Field, →ISBN, page 32:And the visiting side appeared to settle quickly as Wayne Routledge, who had a tough tussle with Stevenage left-back Scott Laird, delivered an early cross that Barton drilled goalwards, forcing a decent save from Chris Day.
2011 January 8, Paul Fletcher, “Stevenage 3 - 1 Newcastle”, in BBC:
- A conflict, an argument, a disagreement.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tussles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (21)
sv dust (fight or struggle) · hu küzdelem (fight or struggle) · hu viaskodás (fight or struggle) · de Rauferei (fight or struggle) · sh borba (fight or struggle) · bg спор (a conflict, an argument, a disagreement) · bg бой (fight or struggle) · fr querelle (a conflict, an argument, a disagreement) · ru стычка (fight or struggle) · hu viadal (fight or struggle) · fr querelle (fight or struggle) · bg конфликт (a conflict, an argument, a disagreement) · ru перебранка (a conflict, an argument, a disagreement) · bg борба (fight or struggle) · hu tusakodás (fight or struggle) · hu tusa (fight or struggle) · mi nonoketanga (fight or struggle) · ru схватка (fight or struggle) · de Gerangel (fight or struggle) · cs rvačka (fight or struggle) · cs zápas (fight or struggle)