tussle
/ˈtʌsəl/
noun
- A physical fight or struggle, often not very serious.
- The cat and dog had a playful tussle on the rug.
- A tussle broke out at the end of the soccer match.
- The two kids got into a brief tussle over the toy.
- A difficult struggle or argument to get or achieve something.
- The company is in a tussle with its competitors for market share.
- There was a legal tussle over the ownership of the land.
- She had a long tussle with the insurance company to get her claim paid.
verb
- To fight or struggle with someone, usually in a rough but not very serious way.
- The two players tussled for the ball near the goal.
- He tussled with his brother over the remote control.
- The children tussled on the grass until their mother called them.
- To struggle or compete hard to get or achieve something.
- Small businesses often tussle with large corporations for customers.
- The two politicians tussled for control of the committee.
- She tussled with the difficult math problem for an hour.