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Tussle vs Scuffle - What's the difference?

tussle | scuffle |

As nouns the difference between tussle and scuffle

is that tussle is a physical fight or struggle while scuffle is a rough disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters.

As verbs the difference between tussle and scuffle

is that tussle is to have a tussle while scuffle is to fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters.

tussle

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A physical fight or struggle.
  • *{{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=January 8 , author=Paul Fletcher , title=Stevenage 3 - 1 Newcastle , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=And the visiting side appeared to settle quickly as Wayne Routledge, who had a tough tussle with Stevenage left-back Scott Laird, delivered an early cross that Barton drilled goalwards, forcing a decent save from Chris Day.}}
  • *{{quote-book
    • , year=1994 , author=(Walter Dean Myers) , title=The Glory Field , chapter= , pageurl=http://books.google.com/books?id=_ePdzF_m3V4C&q=%22tussle%22 citation , isbn=978054505575 , page=32 , passage=..., two young men—field hands—got into a tussle with a white man.}}

    Verb

    (tussl)
  • To have a tussle.
    • The two sets of fans were tussling before the game.
  • *{{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=October 22 , author=Sam Sheringham , title=Aston Villa 1 - 2 West Brom , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Olsson and Herd tussled off the ball at a free-kick before Olsson fell to the ground. Assistant referee Darren Cann signalled for a penalty and Dowd sent Herd off to the amazement of the Villa faithful.}}

    scuffle

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A rough disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters
  • * L'Estrange
    • The dog leaps upon the serpent, and tears it to pieces; but in the scuffle the cradle happened to be overturned.
  • A Dutch hoe, manipulated by both pushing and pulling
  • (archaic) A child's pinafore or bib.

    • Synonyms

    * (Dutch hoe) scuffle hoe

    Verb

    (scuffl)
  • To fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters.
  • * Eikon Basilike
    • A gallant man had rather fight to great disadvantage in the field, in an orderly way, than scuffle with an undisciplined rabble.
  • To walk with a shuffling gait.
  • (slang) To make a living with difficulty, getting by on a low income, to struggle financially.