Definitions for quarrel
ˈkwɔr əl, ˈkwɒr-quar·rel

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. quarrel, wrangle, row, words, run-in, dustupnoun

   an angry dispute

   "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"

2. quarrelverb

   an arrow that is shot from a crossbow; has a head with four edges

3. quarrel, dispute, scrap, argufy, altercateverb

   have a disagreement over something

   "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. QUARRELnoun

   Etymology: querelle, Fr.

   1. A brawl; a petty fight; a scuffle.

   If I can fasten but one cup upon him,
   With that which he hath drank to-night already,
   He’ll be as full of quarrel and offence,
   As my young mistress’ dog. William Shakespeare, Othello.

   2. A dispute; a contest.

   The part, which in this present quarrel striveth against the current and stream of laws, was a long while nothing feared. Richard Hooker, Dedication.

   As if earth too narrow were for fate,
   On open seas their quarrels they debate;
   In hollow wood they floating armies bear,
   And forc’d imprison’d winds to bring ’em near. Dryden.

   3. A cause of debate.

   I could not die any where so contented, as in the king’s company; his cause being just, and his quarrel honourable. William Shakespeare, Henry V.

   If not in service of our God we fought,
   In meaner quarrel if this sword were shaken,
   Well might thou gather in the gentle thought,
   So fair a princess should not be forsaken. Edward Fairfax.

   4. Something that gives a right to mischief or reprisal.

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

   Wives are young men’s mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men’s nurses; so a man may have a quarrel to marry when he will. Francis Bacon, Essays.

   5. Objection; ill will.

   Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him, but she could not. Mar. vi. 19.

   We are apt to pick quarrels with the world for every little foolery. Roger L'Estrange.

   I have no quarrel to the practice; it may be a diverting way. Henry Felton, on the Classicks.

   6. In William Shakespeare, it seems to signify any one peevish or malicious.

   Better
   She ne’er had known pomp, though’t be temporal;
   Yet if that quarrel, fortune, do divorce
   It from the bearer, ’tis a suff’rance panging
   As soul and body’s sev’ring. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

   7. [From quadreau, Fr. quadrella, Italian.]An arrow with a square head.

   It is reported by William Brito, that the arcubalista or arbalist was first shewed to the French by our king Richard I. who was shortly after slain by a quarrel thereof. William Camden.

   Twang’d the string, outflew the quarrel long. Edward Fairfax.

2. To Quarrelverb

   Etymology: quereller, Fr.

   1. To debate; to scuffle; to squabble.

   I love the sport well, but I shall as soon quarrel at it as any man. William Shakespeare.

   Your words have taken such pains, as if they labour’d
   To bring manslaughter into form, set quarrelling
   Upon the head of valour. William Shakespeare, Timon of Athens.

   Wine drunken with excess, maketh bitterness of the mind, with brawling and quarrelling. Ecclus. xxxi. 29.

   Beasts called sociable, quarrel in hunger and lust; and the bull and ram appear then as much in fury and war, as the lion and the bear. William Temple, Miscellanies.

   2. To fall into variance.

   Our discontented counties do revolt;
   Our people quarrel with obedience. William Shakespeare, King John.

   3. To fight; to combat.

   When once the Persian king was put to flight,
   The weary Macedons refus’d to fight;
   Themselves their own mortality confess’d,
   And left the son of Jove to quarrel for the rest. Dryden.

   4. To find fault; to pick objections.

   To admit the thing, and quarrel about the name, is to make ourselves ridiculous. John Bramhall, against Hobbs.

   They find out miscarriages wherever they are, and forge them often where they are not; they quarrel first with the officers, and then with the prince and state. William Temple.

   In a poem elegantly writ,
   I will not quarrel with a slight mistake. Wentworth Dillon.

   I quarrel not with the word, because used by Ovid. Dryd.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. quarrel

   A quarrel refers to an angry dispute or heated argument between two or more people or parties. It typically involves disagreement or conflict over a particular issue or matter, often leading to a breakdown in communication or relationship.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.4 / 5 votes

1. Quarrelnoun

   an arrow for a crossbow; -- so named because it commonly had a square head

2. Quarrelnoun

   any small square or quadrangular member

3. Quarrelnoun

   a square of glass, esp. when set diagonally

4. Quarrelnoun

   a small opening in window tracery, of which the cusps, etc., make the form nearly square

5. Quarrelnoun

   a square or lozenge-shaped paving tile

6. Quarrelnoun

   a glazier's diamond

7. Quarrelnoun

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

8. Quarrelnoun

   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. Quarrelnoun

   ground of objection, dislike, difference, or hostility; cause of dispute or contest; occasion of altercation

10. Quarrelnoun

    earnest desire or longing

11. Quarrelverb

    to violate concord or agreement; to have a difference; to fall out; to be or become antagonistic

12. Quarrelverb

    to dispute angrily, or violently; to wrangle; to scold; to altercate; to contend; to fight

13. Quarrelverb

    to find fault; to cavil; as, to quarrel with one's lot

14. Quarrelverb

    to quarrel with

15. Quarrelverb

    to compel by a quarrel; as, to quarrel a man out of his estate or rights

16. Quarrelnoun

    one who quarrels or wrangles; one who is quarrelsome

17. Etymology: [Written also quarreller.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Quarrel

   A quarrel or bolt is the term for the ammunition used in a crossbow. The name "quarrel" is derived from the French carré, "square", referring to the fact that they typically have square heads. Although their length varies, they are typically shorter than traditional arrows. Bolts and arrows have different flight characteristics. Bolts fall at the same rate, independent of the speed of flight. Arrows, in contrast, depend on gaining lift in flight, and hence have their centre of balance at a point about 9% of their length forward of their center. This is called "point planing".

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Quarrel

   kwor′el, n. a square of glass placed diagonally: a lozenge or diamond: a diamond pane of glass: a small square tile: a square-headed arrow for a cross-bow: a graver, glaziers' diamond, or other tool having a several-edged head or point.—ns. Quarr′elet, a small lozenge; Quarr′el-pane. [O. Fr.,—Low L. quadrellus—L. quadrus, square—quatuor, four.]

2. Quarrel

   kwor′el, n. an angry dispute: a breach of friendship: (Shak.) a cause of complaint: a brawl: (Shak.) a quarreller.—v.i. to cavil, find fault: to dispute violently: to fight: to disagree.—v.t. (Scot.) to find fault with: to affect by quarrelling:—pr.p. quarr′elling; pa.t. and pa.p. quarr′elled.—ns. Quarr′eller; Quarr′elling, strife: dissension: brawling.—adjs. Quarr′ellous (Shak.), quarrelsome; Quarr′elsome, disposed to quarrel: brawling: easily provoked.—adv. Quarr′elsomely.—n. Quarr′elsomeness.—Quarrel with one's bread and butter, to act in a way prejudicial to one's means of subsistence.—Pick a quarrel with, to try to get into a dispute with; Take up a quarrel (Shak.), to settle a dispute. [O. Fr. querele—L. querela—queri, questus, to complain.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. quarrel

   An arrow with a square head, for a cross-bow, was so called.

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How to pronounce quarrel?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say quarrel in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of quarrel in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of quarrel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of quarrel in a Sentence

1. Robert Frost:

   A liberal is a man too broadminded to take his own side in a quarrel.

2. Pete Buttigieg:

   My marriage to Chasten has made me a better man. And yes, Mr. Vice President, it has moved me closer to God, that's the thing I wish the Mike Pences of the world would understand : That if you have a problem with who I am, your quarrel is not with me. Your quarrel, sir, is with my creator.

3. Gilbert K. Chesterton:

   People generally quarrel because they cannot argue.

4. Muhammad Ali:

   Man, I ain't got no quarrel with them Viet Cong. No Vietnamese ever called me a nigger.

5. Dan Simmons:

   An artist on Esperance had once said to me, "Having sex or a domestic quarrel with the house monitors on is like undressing in front of a dog or cat ... it gives you pause the first time, and then you forget about it.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=quarrel
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=quarrel
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quarrel
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=quarrel
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=quarrel
7. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=quarrel