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Entry 13 senses · 5 variants Webster, 1913

Quarrel

/kwôrʹəl/ · Quar·rel · IPA /ˈkwɔɹəl/
01 n. An arrow for a crossbow; -- so named because it commonly had a square head.
  1. 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. 2.
    Any small square or quadrangular member(Arch.)
  3. 3.
    A glazier's diamond.
  4. 4.
    A four-sided cutting tool or chisel having a diamond-shaped end.
02 n. A breach of concord, amity, or obligation; a falling out; a difference; a disagreement; an antagonism in opinion, feeling, or conduct; esp.…
  1. 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. 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. 3.
    Earnest desire or longing.[Obs.]
Phrases & compounds
To pick a quarrel — See under Pick, v. t.
Syn. Brawl; broil; squabble; affray; feud; tumult; contest; dispute; altercation; contention; wrangle.
03 v. i. To violate concord or agreement; to have a difference; to fall out; to be or become antagonistic.
imp. & p. p. Quarreled; p. pr. & vb. n. Quarreling
  1. 1.
    To violate concord or agreement; to have a difference; to fall out; to be or become antagonistic.
    “Our people quarrel with obedience.” — Shak.
    “But some defect in her Did quarrel with the noblest grace she owed.” — Shak.
  2. 2.
    To dispute angrily, or violently; to wrangle; to scold; to altercate; to contend; to fight.
    “Beasts called sociable quarrel in hunger and lust.” — Sir W. Temple.
  3. 3.
    To find fault; to cavil; as, to quarrel with one's lot.
    “I will not quarrel with a slight mistake.” — Roscommon.
04 v. t. To quarrel with.
  1. 1.
    To quarrel with.[R.]
  2. 2.
    To compel by a quarrel; as, to quarrel a man out of his estate or rights.
05 n. One who quarrels or wrangles; one who is quarrelsome.
  1. 1.
    One who quarrels or wrangles; one who is quarrelsome.