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wrangle
('r/&//N/g/@/l )

noun (n)

  • an angry dispute(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    dustup, quarrel, row, run-in, words
    source: wordnet30
  • an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    haggle, haggling, wrangling
    source: wordnet30
  • An angry dispute; a noisy quarrel; a squabble; an altercation.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively(verb.communication)
    Example:
    The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street.
    Synonym:
    brawl
    source: wordnet30
  • herd and care for(verb.stative)
    Example:
    Wrangle horses.
    source: wordnet30
  • To argue; to debate; to dispute.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To involve in a quarrel or dispute; to embroil.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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