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Meanings of tussle in English

Portuguese
batalha
Catalan
altercació
Spanish
refriega

Disorderly fighting.

batalha
Spanish
liar

Make messy or untidy.

liar
Usage of tussle in English
1
But the tussle for the sixth seat made the result highly unpredictable.
The Guardian
2
Of course, that means the parting tussle between Quince and the wrangler.
Wells Brothers: The Young Cattle Kings
3
And at length the Merrimac gave up the tussle, and sailed away.
This Country of Ours
4
Oklahoma governor Mary Fallin, shown here, steps into legal tussle over executions.
The Guardian
5
Rosalind grimaced down at her skirt, ripped during a tussle for freedom.
The spurned viscountess
6
Their biggest tussle came against the least experienced opponents, Armagh, in 2006.
The Irish Times
7
Kit set down the lantern, and fell upon him for a tussle.
Bog-Myrtle and Peat / Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from th...
8
It was a frantic minute that neatly summed up this breathtaking tussle.
The Guardian
9
Ann watched the ensuing tussle between man and beast with unequivocal admiration.
The Vision of Desire
10
Cranly took him at the word and the two began to tussle.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
11
YOU wouldn't want to get in to a taxonomic tussle with Calexico.
The Irish Times
12
It was a hugely entertaining tussle, putting the mistakes to one side.
The Irish Times
13
He said you guys had a tussle with him in the backyard.
The smoke room: a novel of suspense
14
Evidently he decided he cared nothing for a tussle with this opponent.
The Boy Allies under Two Flags
15
If a tussle would soothe you, my fey seem amenable to it.
Darkest Mercy
16
The rest of the agents noticed the tussle and pulled their guns.
The black minutes
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Tussle through the time
Tussle across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Less common
United States of America
Less common