Pronunciation: /ˈtʌsəl/
noun a physical fight or struggle
A1 The children had a playful tussle over the toy.
A2 There was a tussle between the two teams during the football match.
B1 The political candidates engaged in a heated tussle during the debate.
B2 The siblings got into a physical tussle over who would get the last piece of cake.
C1 The two rival companies are currently in a legal tussle over patent rights.
C2 The tussle between the union and management escalated into a full-blown strike.
verb to engage in a physical fight or struggle
A1 The two kittens tussled over a toy mouse.
A2 The children tussled playfully in the yard.
B1 The two teams tussled for possession of the ball.
B2 The politicians tussled over the new legislation in parliament.
C1 The rival companies tussled for control of the market.
C2 The two boxers tussled in the ring for the championship title.
formal The two politicians engaged in a heated tussle over the new policy proposal.
informal I saw a couple of kids having a playful tussle in the playground.
slang The brothers got into a tussle over who gets to use the car first.
figurative She felt like she was in a constant tussle with her inner demons.
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