Definition of quarrel

• n. - An arrow for a crossbow; -- so named because it commonly had a square head.
• n. - Any small square or quadrangular member
• n. - A square of glass, esp. when set diagonally.
• n. - A small opening in window tracery, of which the cusps, etc., make the form nearly square.
• n. - A square or lozenge-shaped paving tile.
• n. - A glazier's diamond.
• n. - A four-sided cutting tool or chisel having a diamond-shaped end.
• n. - 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.
• n. - Ground of objection, dislike, difference, or hostility; cause of dispute or contest; occasion of altercation.
• n. - Earnest desire or longing.
• v. i. - To violate concord or agreement; to have a difference; to fall out; to be or become antagonistic.
• v. i. - To dispute angrily, or violently; to wrangle; to scold; to altercate; to contend; to fight.
• v. i. - To find fault; to cavil; as, to quarrel with one's lot.
• v. t. - To quarrel with.
• v. t. - To compel by a quarrel; as, to quarrel a man out of his estate or rights.
• n. - One who quarrels or wrangles; one who is quarrelsome.