1. (v. i.) To argue; to debate; to dispute.

2. (v. i.) To dispute angrily; to quarrel peevishly and noisily; to brawl; to altercate.

3. (v. t.) To involve in a quarrel or dispute; to embroil.

4. (n.) An angry dispute; a noisy quarrel; a squabble; an altercation.