Meaning of tussle In English

• 0 to have difficult disagreements or strong arguments:

  • During his twelve years in Congress he has tussled with the chemical, drug and power companies on behalf of the ordinary person.

  • The residents are still tussling over the ever-scarcer street parking.

• 1 to fight with another person using your arms and body:

  • The boys started to tussle in the playground.

• 2 a difficult disagreement or violent argument:

  • a boardroom/bureaucratic/legal tussle

  • There followed a long tussle for custody of the children.

• 3 a fight with another person using your arms and body:

  • You could see he had been in a tussle.

• 4 a physical argument involving pushing and holding, usually between two people:

  • fig. He had numerous tussles with the law during his career as a boxer.

• 5 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

• 6 to be involved in a difficult disagreement about something:

  • tussle over sth EU finance ministers tussled over candidates for IMF posts.

  • tussle for sth Rival investors tussled for control of the airline.