Quarrel has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Verb
Noun
1
an angry dispute
"they had a quarrel"
"they had words"
2
an arrow that is shot from a crossbow; has a head with four edges
3
A dispute or heated argument (especially one that is verbal).
4
An arrow or bolt for a crossbow or an arbalest (“a late, large type of crossbow”), traditionally with the head square in its cross section.
Verb
1
have a disagreement over something
"We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"
"These two fellows are always scrapping over something"
2
To argue fiercely; to contend; to squabble; to cease to be on friendly terms, to fall out.
Example Sentences
"they had a quarrel"
noun
"they had words"
noun
"We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"
verb
"These two fellows are always scrapping over something"
verb
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Origin
The word "quarrel" comes from the Middle English querele, which was borrowed from Anglo-Norman and Middle French. It originally meant a dispute, complaint, or legal suit.