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English Dictionary: wrangle	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for wrangle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wrangle n an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words" Synonym(s): quarrel, wrangle, row, words, run-in, dustup an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining) Synonym(s): haggle, haggling, wrangle, wrangling v to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively; "The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street" Synonym(s): brawl, wrangle herd and care for; "wrangle horses"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wrangle \Wran"gle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wrangled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wrangling}.] [OE. wranglen to wrestle. See {Wrong}, {Wring}.] 1. To argue; to debate; to dispute. [Obs.] 2. To dispute angrily; to quarrel peevishly and noisily; to brawl; to altercate. [bd]In spite of occasional wranglings.[b8] --Macaulay. For a score of kingdoms you should wrangle. --Shak. He did not know what it was to wrangle on indifferent points. --Addison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wrangle \Wran"gle\, v. t. To involve in a quarrel or dispute; to embroil. [R.] --Bp. Sanderson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wrangle \Wran"gle\, n. An angry dispute; a noisy quarrel; a squabble; an altercation. Syn: Altercation; bickering; brawl; jar; jangle; contest; controversy. See {Altercation}.