tussle
nounUK /ˈtʌs.əl/
US /ˈtʌs.əl/
A short fight or struggle where people push and pull each other.
The two boys had a quick tussle over the last cookie.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A hard struggle to achieve something.
She had a tussle with her homework before finishing it.
3. To fight or struggle with someone in a rough way.
The puppies tussled over the toy bone.
4. A disagreement or argument.
The neighbors had a tussle about the noisy fence.