(countable) An angry dispute; a noisy quarrel; an altercation.

(uncountable) Angry disputation; noisy quarrelling.

A contentious argument or controversy.

Convince or influence someone through argument, elicit something from a person through bargaining, speak or write in an argumentative manner, manage livestock or people, gather and organize data, compel or drive someone away through arguing, put forward arguments on a disagreed matter, or cause oneself grief through quarrelling.

Quarrel angrily and noisily, make harsh noises, argue or debate, and discuss publicly, especially about a thesis at a university.