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Definition of tussle verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

tussle

verb

NAmE//ˈtʌsl//

[intransitive] tussle (with somebody/something)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they tussle

he / she / it tussles

past simple tussled

-ing form tussling

to fight or compete with someone or something, especially in order to get something The children were tussling with one another for the ball.

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