Quarrel
WordNet

noun


(1)   An arrow that is shot from a crossbow; has a head with four edges
(2)   An angry dispute
"They had a quarrel"
"They had words"

verb


(3)   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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Etymology 1


Replaced Old English sacan by 1340 as "ground for complaint"; from querele (modern querelle), itself from querella "complaint", from queri "to complain, lament"

Noun



  1. A verbal dispute or heated argument.
    Quarrels would not last long if the fault were only on one side - François de La Rochefoucauld
  2. A ground of dispute; a complaint

Verb


  1. To disagree
  2. To contend, argue strongly, squabble.
  3. To find fault
  4. To complain bitterly.

Etymology 2


From as "square-headed bolt for a crossbow" c.1225, from quarel (also quarrel or carreau; modern: querelle), from *quadrellus, the diminutive of quadrus "a square", related to quattuor "four".

Noun



  1. A diamond-shaped piece of coloured glass forming part of a stained glass window.
  2. A square tile; quarry tile
  3. A square-headed arrow for a crossbow.
 
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