tussle

tussle
tus·sle

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  • tussle — Ⅰ. tussle UK US /ˈtʌsl/ noun [C] ► a difficult disagreement about a particular situation: a tussle over sth »The two channels were engaged in a tussle over broadcast rights for live premiership matches. »a boardroom/legal/political tussle Ⅱ.… …   Financial and business terms

  • Tussle — is a four piece band from San Francisco, started in 2001. The band released its debut album Kling Klang in 2004 on Troubleman Unlimited records.Discography* Eye Contact 12 (2003, Troubleman Unlimited) * Kling Klang (2004, Troubleman Unlimited) *… …   Wikipedia

  • Tussle — Жанры электронная музыка, экспериментальный рок, пост панк Годы 2001 настоящее время …   Википедия

  • tussle — [n] struggle battle, brawl, brush, clash, combat, conflict, contest, donnybrook, encounter, fight, fray, free for all*, grind, hassle, jam, roughhouse, row, rumble*, scramble, scrap*, scuffle, skirmish, strife, undertaking; concepts 87,106,674… …   New thesaurus

  • tussle — ► NOUN ▪ a vigorous struggle or scuffle. ► VERB ▪ engage in a tussle. ORIGIN perhaps from dialect touse «handle roughly», the root also of TOUSLE(Cf. ↑tousle) …   English terms dictionary

  • Tussle — Tus sle, v. i. & t. [See {Tousle}.] To struggle, as in sport; to scuffle; to struggle with. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tussle — Tus sle, n. A struggle; a scuffle. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tussle — index affray, belligerency, commotion, fight (battle), fight (battle), fracas, grapple …   Law dictionary

  • tussle — (v.) late 15c., Scottish and northern English variant of touselen (see TOUSLE (Cf. tousle)). Related: Tussled; tussling. The noun is first recorded 1620s but rare before 19c …   Etymology dictionary

  • tussle — vb *wrestle, grapple, scuffle Analogous words: *contend, fight: *resist, combat, withstand, oppose: compete, vie, *rival …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • tussle — [tus′əl] vi. tussled, tussling [LME tussillen, freq. of tusen (in comp.), to pull: see TOUSLE] to fight, struggle, contend, etc. vigorously or vehemently; wrestle; scuffle n. a vigorous or vehement struggle or contest; scuffle …   English World dictionary

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