tussle(noun, verb) noun1. disorderly fightingSimilar word(s): dogfight, hassle, scuffleDefinition categories: act, combat, fight, fighting, scrap verb1. fight or struggle in a confused way at close quartersSimilar word(s): scuffleDefinition categories: contact, contend, fight, struggle2. make messy or untidySimilar word(s): mussDefinition categories: contact, disarrange