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English noun: wrangle | |||
| 1. | wrangle (communication) an angry dispute | ||
| Samples | They had a quarrel. They had words. | ||
| Synonyms | dustup, quarrel, row, run-in, words | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conflict, difference, difference of opinion, dispute | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | affray, altercation, bicker, bickering, bust-up, fracas, fuss, pettifoggery, spat, squabble, tiff | ||
| 2. | wrangle (communication) an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining) | ||
| Synonyms | haggle, haggling, wrangling | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bargaining | ||
English verb: wrangle | |||
| 1. | wrangle (communication) to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively | ||
| Samples | The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street. | ||
| Synonyms | brawl | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | altercate, argufy, dispute, quarrel, scrap | ||
| 2. | wrangle (stative) herd and care for | ||
| Samples | Wrangle horses. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | herd | ||
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