Definitions of quarrel [ˈkwɔr əl, ˈkwɒr-]

Translate quarrel to

Definition of 'quarrel'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) quarrel
an angry dispute or altercation, often marked by a temporary or permanent break in friendly relations.

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

3. (v.i.) quarrel
to disagree angrily; squabble; wrangle.

4.  quarrel
to end a friendship as a result of a disagreement; fall out.

5.  quarrel
to make a complaint; find fault.

6. (n.) quarrel
a square-headed bolt or arrow, formerly used with a crossbow.

7.  quarrel
any of various tools with pyramidal heads.

Etymology: (1175–1225; ME quarel < OF < ML quadrellus, dim. of L quadrus square)

Definition of 'quarrel'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) quarrel, wrangle, row, words, run-in, dustup
an angry dispute
"they had a quarrel"; "they had words"

2. (verb) quarrel
an arrow that is shot from a crossbow; has a head with four edges

3. (verb) quarrel, dispute, scrap, argufy, altercate
have a disagreement over something
"We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something"

Definition of 'quarrel'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) quarrel
to argue
kids quarreling about what to watch on TV

2. (noun) quarrel
an argument
a quarrel with a friend

Definition of 'quarrel'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) quarrel
an arrow for a crossbow; -- so named because it commonly had a square head

2. (noun) quarrel
any small square or quadrangular member

3. (noun) quarrel
a square of glass, esp. when set diagonally

4. (noun) quarrel
a small opening in window tracery, of which the cusps, etc., make the form nearly square

5. (noun) quarrel
a square or lozenge-shaped paving tile

6. (noun) quarrel
a glazier's diamond

7. (noun) quarrel
a four-sided cutting tool or chisel having a diamond-shaped end

8. (noun) quarrel
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

9. (noun) quarrel
ground of objection, dislike, difference, or hostility; cause of dispute or contest; occasion of altercation

10. (noun) quarrel
earnest desire or longing

11. (noun) quarrel
one who quarrels or wrangles; one who is quarrelsome

12. (verb) quarrel
to violate concord or agreement; to have a difference; to fall out; to be or become antagonistic

13. (verb) quarrel
to dispute angrily, or violently; to wrangle; to scold; to altercate; to contend; to fight

14. (verb) quarrel
to find fault; to cavil; as, to quarrel with one's lot

15. (verb) quarrel
to quarrel with

16. (verb) quarrel
to compel by a quarrel; as, to quarrel a man out of his estate or rights

Translation of 'quarrel'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: an angry disagreement or argument I've had a quarrel with my girl-friend.
Afrikaans: rusie, uitval	Arabic: شِجار، خِصام	Bulgarian: кавга
Brazilian: discussão	Czech: hádka	German: der Streit
Danish: skænderi	Greek: φιλονικία, καβγάς, τσακωμ	Spanish: pelea, riña
Estonian: tüli	Farsi: بگو مگو؛ دعوا	Finnish: riita
French: dispute	Hebrew: רִיב	Hindi: झगड़ा, असहमति
Croatian: svađati se	Hungarian: veszekedés	Indonesian: pertengkaran
Icelandic: rifrildi, deila	Italian: lite, litigio	Japanese: けんか
Korean: 말다툼, 언쟁	Lithuanian: kivirčas, vaidas	Latvian: strīds; ķilda
Malay: pergaduhan	Dutch: ruzie	Norwegian: krangel, trette
Polish: kłótnia	Persian: بگو مگو؛ دعوا	Pashto: ناندرۍ، دعوا: مخالفت: ګيل
Portuguese: discussao	Romanian: ceartă	Russian: ссора
Slovak: hádka	Slovenian: prepir	Serbian: svađa
Swedish: gräl	Thai: การทะเลาะ	Turkish: tartışma, münakaşa
Taiwanese: 爭吵	Ukrainian: сварка, лайка	Urdu: جھگڑا
Vietnamese: sự cãi nhau	Chinese: 吵架
Get even more *translations for quarrel...*