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Definition of Quarrel
Quar´rel | n. | 1. | An arrow for a crossbow; - so named because it commonly had a square head. | | 2. | (Arch.) Any small square or quadrangular member | | 3. | A glazier's diamond. | | 4. | A four-sided cutting tool or chisel having a diamond-shaped end. | | 1. | 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. | | 2. | Ground of objection, dislike, difference, or hostility; cause of dispute or contest; occasion of altercation. | | 3. | Earnest desire or longing. | | v. i. | 1. | To violate concord or agreement; to have a difference; to fall out; to be or become antagonistic. | | 2. | To dispute angrily, or violently; to wrangle; to scold; to altercate; to contend; to fight. | | 3. | To find fault; to cavil; as, to quarrel with one's lot. | | v. t. | 1. | To quarrel with. | | 2. | To compel by a quarrel; as, to quarrel a man out of his estate or rights. | | n. | 1. | One who quarrels or wrangles; one who is quarrelsome. |
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