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English noun: tussle | |||
| 1. | tussle (act) disorderly fighting | ||
| Synonyms | dogfight, hassle, rough-and-tumble, scuffle | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | combat, fight, fighting, scrap | ||
English verb: tussle | |||
| 1. | tussle (contact) fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters | ||
| Samples | The drunken men started to scuffle. | ||
| Synonyms | scuffle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | contend, fight, struggle | ||
| 2. | tussle (contact) make messy or untidy | ||
| Samples | The child mussed up my hair. | ||
| Synonyms | muss | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disarrange | ||
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