| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | A physical conflict involving two or more: fight, fistfight, fisticuffs, scrap2, tussle. Slang : rumble. See CONFLICT. | | VERB: | 1. To drag (the feet) along the floor or ground while walking: scuff, shamble, shuffle. See MOVE. 2. To contend with an opponent at close quarters, as by attempting to throw him or her: grapple, tussle, wrestle. Idioms: go to the mat with. See CONFLICT, TOUCH.
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| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. Copyright © 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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