WRANGLE


Meaning of WRANGLE in English

/rang"geuhl/ , v. , wrangled, wrangling , n.

v.i.

1. to argue or dispute, esp. in a noisy or angry manner.

v.t.

2. to argue or dispute.

3. to tend or round up (cattle, horses, or other livestock).

4. to obtain, often by contrivance or scheming; wangle: He wrangled a job through a friend.

n.

5. a noisy or angry dispute; altercation.

[ 1350-1400; ME, appar. wrangeln, freq. of wrangen to struggle, make an uproar; akin to WRING ]

Syn. 1, 5. quarrel, brawl. 5. argument.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .