Definition of "tussled" [tussled]

• Simple past tense and past participle of tussle. (verb)

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• "Officials say the detective, whose name has not been released, was investigating reports of sexual activity in Newark's Branch Brook Park when he "tussled" with Defarra Gaymon around 6 p.m. Friday."
• "According to the early AP article, Edwards and Clinton "tussled" about lobbyists, a fight that was the highlight of the YearlyKos debate, escalated at the AFL-CIO debate, and has remained a theme since."
• "Gaymon was unarmed but police have said but he "tussled" with the detective who was trying to arrest him."