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| NOUN: | 1. A discussion, often heated, in which a difference of opinion is expressed: altercation, argument, bicker, clash, contention, controversy, debate, difficulty, disagreement, dispute, fight, polemic, quarrel, run-in, squabble, tiff, word (used in plural), wrangle. Informal : hassle, rhubarb, tangle. See CONFLICT. 2. Informal. A quick, sharp blow, especially with the hand: box2, buffet, bust, chop1, cuff, punch, slap, smack1, smacker, spank, swat, whack. Informal : clip1. See ATTACK, STRIKE. | | VERB: | 1. To engage in a quarrel: argue, bicker, contend, dispute, fight, quarrel, quibble, squabble, tiff, wrangle. Informal : hassle, tangle. Idioms: cross swords, have it out, have words, lock horns. See CONFLICT. 2. Informal. To hit with a quick, sharp blow of the hand: box2, buffet, bust, cuff, punch, slap, smack1, spank, swat, whack. Informal : clip1. See ATTACK, STRIKE.
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