'Wrangle' definitions:
Definition of 'wrangle'
(from WordNet)
noun
An angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words" [syn: quarrel, wrangle, row, words, run-in, dustup]
noun
verb
To quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively; "The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street" [syn: brawl, wrangle]
verb
Herd and care for; "wrangle horses"
Definition of 'Wrangle'
From: GCIDE
- Wrangle \Wran"gle\, v. t. To involve in a quarrel or dispute; to embroil. [R.] --Bp. Sanderson. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Wrangle'
From: GCIDE
- Wrangle \Wran"gle\, n. An angry dispute; a noisy quarrel; a squabble; an altercation. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Altercation; bickering; brawl; jar; jangle; contest; controversy. See Altercation. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Wrangle'
From: GCIDE
- Wrangle \Wran"gle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Wrangled; p. pr. & vb. n. Wrangling.] [OE. wranglen to wrestle. See Wrong, Wring.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To argue; to debate; to dispute. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- 2. To dispute angrily; to quarrel peevishly and noisily; to brawl; to altercate. "In spite of occasional wranglings." --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- For a score of kingdoms you should wrangle. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- He did not know what it was to wrangle on indifferent points. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'wrangle'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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