Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Tussle /tŭs'-əl/ · Tus·sle · IPA /ˈtʌsəl/ v. i. & t. n. 01 v. i. & t. To struggle, as in sport; to scuffle; to struggle with. 1. To struggle, as in sport; to scuffle; to struggle with.[Colloq.] 02 n. A struggle; a scuffle. 1. A struggle; a scuffle.[Colloq.]