Quarrel

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1. Noun

An arrow for a crossbow; -- so named because it commonly had a square head.

2. Noun

Any small square or quadrangular member

3. Noun

A square of glass, esp. when set diagonally.

4. Noun

A small opening in window tracery, of which the cusps, etc., make the form nearly square.

5. Noun

A square or lozenge-shaped paving tile.

6. Noun

A glazier's diamond.

7. Noun

A four-sided cutting tool or chisel having a diamond-shaped end.

8. Noun

A breach of concord, amity, or obligation; a falling out; a difference; a disagreement; an antagonism in opinion, feeling, or conduct; esp., an angry dispute, contest, or strife; a brawl; an altercation; as, he had a quarrel with his father about expenses.

9. Noun

Ground of objection, dislike, difference, or hostility; cause of dispute or contest; occasion of altercation.

10. Noun

Earnest desire or longing.

11. Verb

To violate concord or agreement; to have a difference; to fall out; to be or become antagonistic.

12. Verb

To dispute angrily, or violently; to wrangle; to scold; to altercate; to contend; to fight.

13. Verb

To find fault; to cavil; as, to quarrel with one's lot.

14. Verb

To quarrel with.

15. Verb

To compel by a quarrel; as, to quarrel a man out of his estate or rights.

16. Noun

One who quarrels or wrangles; one who is quarrelsome.

17. Noun

an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"
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18. Verb

have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something"
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