wrangle

wrangle
    n 1: an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"
         [syn: {quarrel}, {wrangle}, {row}, {words}, {run-in},
         {dustup}]
    2: an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining) [syn:
       {haggle}, {haggling}, {wrangle}, {wrangling}]
    v 1: to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively; "The bar
         keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on
         down the street" [syn: {brawl}, {wrangle}]
    2: herd and care for; "wrangle horses"
    

Wrangle \Wran"gle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wrangled}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Wrangling}.] [OE. wranglen to wrestle. See {Wrong},
   {Wring}.]
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   1. To argue; to debate; to dispute. [Obs.]
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   2. To dispute angrily; to quarrel peevishly and noisily; to
      brawl; to altercate. "In spite of occasional wranglings."
      --Macaulay.
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            For a score of kingdoms you should wrangle. --Shak.
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            He did not know what it was to wrangle on
            indifferent points.                   --Addison.
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Wrangle \Wran"gle\, v. t.
   To involve in a quarrel or dispute; to embroil. [R.] --Bp.
   Sanderson.
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Wrangle \Wran"gle\, n.
   An angry dispute; a noisy quarrel; a squabble; an
   altercation.
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   Syn: Altercation; bickering; brawl; jar; jangle; contest;
        controversy. See {Altercation}.
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87 Moby Thesaurus words for "wrangle":
      altercate, altercation, argue, argufy, argument, bandy words,
      bicker, bicker over, bickering, blood feud, brawl, broil, cage,
      caterwaul, cavil, choplogic, contend, contend about, contention,
      contest, controversy, corral, cross swords, cut and thrust, differ,
      discept, dispute, donnybrook, donnybrook fair, drive, drove,
      embroilment, fall out, feud, fight, fight over, flite, fliting,
      fracas, fuss, give and take, goad, hassle, have it out, have words,
      herd, imbroglio, join issue, lash, lock horns, logomachize,
      logomachy, moot, open quarrel, pettifog, plead, polemic,
      polemicize, polemize, prick, punch cattle, quarrel, quarrel over,
      quibble, ride herd on, round up, row, sharp words, shepherd,
      slanging match, snarl, spar, spat, spur, squabble, squabble over,
      strife, take issue with, take sides, thrash out, tiff,
      try conclusions, tussle, vendetta, whip, words, wrangle over