rassle
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9.6
A rough playful fight like light wrestling
- noun
- /ˈræsl/
- Informal
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- During the picnic, the two friends ended up in a friendly rassle on the grass.
Examples
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- They're just having themselves a rassle.
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The kids had a playful rassle in the backyard, giggling as they tumbled over each other.
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The puppies engaged in a light-hearted rassle, playfully wrestling with each other.
Synonyms
wrestling
vsrassle
270
1.4
A sport where two people hold, push, or throw each other to make the other person's shoulders touch the ground
is a rough casual fight used playfully not as formal competition
wrestle
vsrassle
3
2.8
A physical fight where people hold and try to keep each other on the ground
is usually playful or casual rather than competitive
grapple
vsrassle
3
6.7
A close hand-to-hand fight often seen in wrestling
is milder and more playful rather than combat focused
9.9
A sport where two people hold and try to throw each other down
is a playful casual struggle rather than formal sport
Antonyms
How Rough
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word rassle is an informal way to say wrestle, coming from the root wrest which means 'twist'. It began as a word for a rough, twisting fight, so a rassle is a playful, casual wrestling match.