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quarrel

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1. quarrel - Noun

2. quarrel - Verb

Meaning

A glazier's diamond.

An arrow for a crossbow; -- so named because it commonly had a square head.

Any small square or quadrangular member

A square of glass, esp. when set diagonally.

A small opening in window tracery, of which the cusps, etc., make the form nearly square.

A square or lozenge-shaped paving tile.

A four-sided cutting tool or chisel having a diamond-shaped end.

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.

Ground of objection, dislike, difference, or hostility; cause of dispute or contest; occasion of altercation.

Earnest desire or longing.

To violate concord or agreement; to have a difference; to fall out; to be or become antagonistic.

To dispute angrily, or violently; to wrangle; to scold; to altercate; to contend; to fight.

To find fault; to cavil; as, to quarrel with one's lot.

To quarrel with.

To compel by a quarrel; as, to quarrel a man out of his estate or rights.

One who quarrels or wrangles; one who is quarrelsome.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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A liberal is a man too broadminded to take his own side in a quarrel. Robert Frost

A married couple are well suited when both partners usually feel the need for a quarrel at the same time. Jean Rostand

If we open a quarrel between the past and the present, we shall find we have lost the future. Winston Churchill

Appetite comes with the first bite, and a quarrel with the first word. Arabic Proverb

A quarrel is like buttermilk, the more you stir it, the more sour it grows. Bolivian Proverb

The truth is half a quarrel. Hindi Proverb

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