tussling (verb)

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• tussle — [[t]tʌ̱s(ə)l[/t]] tussles, tussling, tussled 1) V RECIP If one person tussles with another, or if they tussle, they get hold of each other and struggle or fight. [V with n] They ended up ripping down perimeter fencing and tussling with the… …   English dictionary

• piggyback — I. adverb also pickaback Etymology: alteration of earlier a pick pack, of unknown origin Date: 1565 1. up on the back and shoulders 2. on or as if on the back of another; especially on a railroad flatcar II. noun also pickaback …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• tussle — I. noun Date: 1629 1. a physical contest or struggle ; scuffle 2. an intense argument, controversy, or struggle II. intransitive verb (tussled; tussling) Etymology: Middle English (Scots) tussillen, frequentative of Middle English tusen, tousen …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• tussle — 1. noun A physical fight or struggle. 2. verb To have a tussle. The two sets of fans were tussling before the game …   Wiktionary

• tussle — 1 noun (C) informal a struggle or fight using a lot of energy, especially one in which you pull or push someone rather than hit them: After quite a tussle I finally wrenched the letter from him. 2 verb (intransitive + with) informal to fight or… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• tussle — I UK [ˈtʌs(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms tussle : singular tussle plural tussles 1) informal a short fight 2) mainly journalism a disagreement between two people who are both trying to get or to achieve something II UK [ˈtʌs(ə)l] / US… …   English dictionary

• tussle — /ˈtʌsəl / (say tusuhl) verb (i) (tussled, tussling) 1. to struggle or fight roughly or vigorously; wrestle; scuffle. –noun 2. a rough struggle as in fighting or wrestling; a scuffle. 3. any vigorous conflict or contest. {variant of tousle} …