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tussle
 
NOUN:A physical conflict involving two or more: fight, fistfight, fisticuffs, scrap2, scuffle. Slang : rumble. See CONFLICT.
VERB:To contend with an opponent at close quarters, as by attempting to throw him or her: grapple, scuffle, wrestle. Idioms: go to the mat with. See CONFLICT, TOUCH.
 
 
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