单词 | wrangle |
释义 | wrangle /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. < LG wrangeln, freq. of wrangen to struggle, make an uproar; akin to WRING] Syn. 1, 5. quarrel, brawl. 5. argument. |
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