To dispute; argue noisily or in a quarrelsome manner; brawl; altercate.To engage in discussion and disputation; argue, debate; hence, formerly, in some universities, to dispute publicly; defend or oppose a thesis by argument.Synonyms To bicker, spar, jangle. See quarrel, n.To contest or dispute, especially in the usually brawling manner of the schools.n. An angry dispute; a noisy quarrel.n. Synonyms Squabble, Altercation, etc. (see quarrel), controversy.