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quar·rel1

Audio Help [kwawr-uh

l, kwor-] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -reled, -rel·ing or (especially British

) -relled, -rel·ling.

–noun

1.	an angry dispute or altercation; a disagreement marked by a temporary or permanent break in friendly relations.

2.	a cause of dispute, complaint, or hostile feeling: She has no quarrel with her present salary.

–verb (used without object)

3.	to disagree angrily; squabble; wrangle.

4.	to end a friendship as a result of a disagreement.

5.	to make a complaint; find fault.

[Origin: 1300–50; ME querele < OF < L queréla, querella a complaint, deriv. of querī to complain

]

—Related forms

quar·rel·er, noun

quar·rel·ing·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 1. argument, contention, controversy, difference, fight. Quarrel, dissension refer to disagreement and conflict. Quarrel applies chiefly to a verbal disagreement between individuals or groups and is used with reference to a large variety of situations, from a slight and petty difference of opinion to a violent altercation: It was little more than a domestic quarrel. Their quarrel led to the barroom brawl. Dissension usually implies a profound disagreement and bitter conflict. It also applies chiefly to conflict within a group or to members of the same group: dissension within the union; dissension among the Democrats. 3. bicker, argue, brawl, fight.

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quar·rel2

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–noun

1.	a square-headed bolt or arrow, formerly used with a crossbow.

2.	Also, quarry. a small, square or diamond-shaped pane of glass, as used in latticed windows.

3.	any of various tools with pyramidal heads.

[Origin: 1175–1225; ME quarel < OF < ML quadrellus, dim. of L quadrus square

]

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quar·rel¹ Audio Help (kwôr'əl, kwŏr'-) Pronunciation Key
n.

An angry dispute; an altercation.
A cause of a dispute or an argument: We have no quarrel with the findings of the committee.

intr.v. quar·reled or quar·relled, quar·rel·ing or quar·rel·ling, quar·rels

To engage in a quarrel; dispute angrily. See Synonyms at argue.
To disagree; differ: I quarrel with your conclusions.
To find fault; complain.

[Middle English querele, from Old French, complaint, from Latin querella, querēla, from querī, to complain; see kwes- in Indo-European roots.]

quar'rel·er, quar'rel·ler n.

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quar·rel² Audio Help (kwôr'əl, kwŏr'-) Pronunciation Key
n.

A bolt for a crossbow.
A tool, such as a stonemason's chisel, that has a squared head.
A small diamond-shaped or square pane of glass in a latticed window.

[Middle English quarel, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *quadrellus, diminutive of Late Latin quadrus, square, from Latin quadrum; see k^wetwer- in Indo-European roots.]

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quarrel (1)

"angry dispute," 1340, "ground for complaint," from O.Fr. querele, from L. querella "complaint," from queri "to complain, lament." Replaced O.E. sacan. Sense of "contention between persons" is from 1572. The verb is attested from 1390 in the sense "to raise an objection;" 1530 with the meaning "to contend violently, to fall out." Quarrelsome is from 1596.

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quarrel (2)

"square-headed bolt for a crossbow," c.1225, from O.Fr. quarel, from V.L. *quadrellus, dim. of L.L. quadrus (adj.) "square," related to quattuor "four" (see quart). Archaic sense of "square or diamond-shaped plane of glass" first recorded 1447.

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quarrel
noun
1.	an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"
2.	an arrow that is shot from a crossbow; has a head with four edges
verb
1.	have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something"

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quarrel [ˈkworəl] noun

an angry disagreement or argument
Example: I've had a quarrel with my girl-friend.

Arabic:	شِجار، خِصام
Chinese (Simplified):	吵架
Chinese (Traditional):	吵架
Czech:	hádka
Danish:	skænderi
Dutch:	ruzie
Estonian:	tüli
Finnish:	riita
French:	dispute
German:	der Streit
Greek:	φιλονικία, καβγάς, τσακωμός
Hungarian:	veszekedés
Icelandic:	rifrildi, deila
Indonesian:	pertengkaran
Italian:	lite, litigio

Japanese:	けんか
Korean:	말다툼, 싸움
Latvian:	strīds; ķilda
Lithuanian:	kivirčas, vaidas
Norwegian:	krangel, trette
Polish:	kłótnia
Portuguese (Brazil):	briga
Portuguese (Portugal):	discussao
Romanian:	ceartă
Russian:	ссора
Slovak:	hádka
Slovenian:	prepir
Spanish:	pelea, riña
Swedish:	gräl
Turkish:	tartışma, münakaşa

quarrel [ˈkworəl] verb

to have an angry argument (with someone)
Example: I've quarrelled with my girl-friend; My girl-friend and I have quarrelled.

Arabic:	يَتَشاجَر، يَتَخاصَم
Chinese (Simplified):	争吵
Chinese (Traditional):	爭吵
Czech:	hádat se
Danish:	skændes
Dutch:	ruzie hebben
Estonian:	tülitsema
Finnish:	riidellä
French:	(se) disputer (avec)
German:	sich streiten
Greek:	φιλονικώ, μαλώνω, τσακώνομαι
Hungarian:	veszekedik
Icelandic:	rífast, deila
Indonesian:	bertengkar
Italian:	litigare

Japanese:	けんかする
Korean:	말다툼하다, 싸우다
Latvian:	strīdēties; ķildoties
Lithuanian:	kivirčytis, susiginčyti
Norwegian:	krangle, bli uvenner
Polish:	kłócić się
Portuguese (Brazil):	brigar
Portuguese (Portugal):	brigar
Romanian:	a se certa (cu)
Russian:	(по)ссориться
Slovak:	hádať sa
Slovenian:	prepirati se
Spanish:	pelearse, reñir
Swedish:	gräla
Turkish:	kavga, *münakaşa etmek

See also: quarrelsome

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Quarrel

Car"rel\, n. See Quarrel, an arrow.

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Quarrel

Cry\ (kr[imac]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cried (kr[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Crying.] [F. crier, cf. L. quiritare to raise a plaintive cry, scream, shriek, perh. fr. queri to complain; cf. Skr. cvas to pant, hiss, sigh. Cf. Quarrel a brawl, Querulous.]

1. To make a loud call or cry; to call or exclaim vehemently or earnestly; to shout; to vociferate; to proclaim; to pray; to implore.

And about the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice. -- Matt. xxvii. 46.

Clapping their hands, and crying with loud voice. --Shak.

Hear the voice of my supplications when I cry unto thee. -- Ps. xxviii. 2.

The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord. --Is. xl. 3.

Some cried after him to return. --Bunyan.

2. To utter lamentations; to lament audibly; to express pain, grief, or distress, by weeping and sobbing; to shed tears; to bawl, as a child.

Ye shall cry for sorrow of heart. --Is. lxv. 14.

I could find it in my heart to disgrace my man's apparel and to cry like a woman. --Shak.

3. To utter inarticulate sounds, as animals.

The young ravens which cry. --Ps. cxlvii. 9.

In a cowslip's bell I lie There I couch when owls do cry. --Shak.

To cry on or upon, to call upon the name of; to beseech. "No longer on Saint Denis will we cry." --Shak.

To cry out. (a) To exclaim; to vociferate; to scream; to clamor. (b) To complain loudly; to lament.

To cry out against, to complain loudly of; to censure; to blame.

To cry out on or upon, to denounce; to censure. "Cries out upon abuses." --Shak.

To cry to, to call on in prayer; to implore.

To cry you mercy, to beg your pardon. "I cry you mercy, madam; was it you?" --Shak.

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Quarrel

Quad"rel\, n. [It. quadrello, LL. quadrellus, fr. L. quadrus square. See Quadrate, and cf. Quarrel an arrow.]

1. A square piece of turf or peat. [Prov. Eng.]

2. A square brick, tile, or the like.

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Quarrel

Quar"rel\, n. [OE. quarel, OF. quarrel, F. carreau, LL. quadrellus, from L. quadrus square. See Quadrate, and cf. Quadrel, Quarry an arrow, Carrel.]

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

To shoot with arrows and quarrel. --Sir J. Mandeville.

Two arblasts, . . . with windlaces and quarrels. --Sir W. Scott.

2. (Arch.) Any small square or quadrangular member; as: (a) A square of glass, esp. when set diagonally. (b) A small opening in window tracery, of which the cusps, etc., make the form nearly square. (c) A square or lozenge-shaped paving tile.

3. A glazier's diamond. --Simmonds.

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

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Quarrel

Quar"rel\, n. [OE. querele, OF. querele, F. querelle, fr. L. querela, querella, a complaint, fr. queri to complain. See Querulous.]

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.

I will bring a sword upon you that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant. --Lev. xxvi. 25.

On open seas their quarrels they debate. --Dryden.

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

Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him. --Mark vi. 19.

No man hath any quarrel to me. --Shak.

He thought he had a good quarrel to attack him. --Holinshed.

3. Earnest desire or longing. [Obs.] --Holland.

To pick a quarrel. See under Pick, v. t.

Syn: Brawl; broil; squabble; affray; feud; tumult; contest; dispute; altercation; contention; wrangle.

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