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tussle (verb), tussles; tussled; tussling
1. To fight or to struggle with someone by grabbing or pushing: A guy tussled with the security guard when he was trying to get out of the store with the books he was attempting to steal.
2. To argue or to compete with someone: A member of the audience was tussling with the politician about his plans to raise taxes even higher.
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