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# tussle

noun (tussles); verb (tussles, tussled, tussling)

«tussle» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A rough fight or struggle between two people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tussle/#m1)

### In the lessons

a fight between a troll or giant and an opponent

### Examples

- The two giants had a tussle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tussle/#x1)
- "We shall have a tussle for that!" shrieked the Troll. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tussle/#x2)
- The boys tussled over the ball. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tussle/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «tussle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tussle/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«tussle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tussle.html) on Mova free.