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3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Quarrel \Quar"rel\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Quarreled}or {Quarrelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quarreling} or {Quarrelling}.] 1. To violate concord or agreement; to have a difference; to fall out; to be or become antagonistic. [1913 Webster] Our people quarrel with obedience. --Shak. [1913 Webster] But some defect in her Did quarrel with the noblest grace she owed. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To dispute angrily, or violently; to wrangle; to scold; to altercate; to contend; to fight. [1913 Webster] Beasts called sociable quarrel in hunger and lust. --Sir W. Temple. [1913 Webster] 3. To find fault; to cavil; as, to quarrel with one's lot. [1913 Webster] I will not quarrel with a slight mistake. --Roscommon. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: quarrel n 1: an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words" [syn: {wrangle}, {row}, {words}, {run-in}, {dustup}] 2: an arrow that is shot from a crossbow; has a head with four edges v : have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These tewo fellows are always scrapping over something" [syn: {dispute}, {scrap}, {argufy}, {altercate}] [also: {quarrelling}, {quarrelled}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: quarrelling See {quarrel}
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