spat vs wrangle

spat

noun
  • A brief argument, falling out, quarrel. 

  • A covering or decorative covering worn over a shoe. 

  • A juvenile shellfish which has attached to a hard surface. 

  • A drag-reducing aerodynamic fairing covering the upper portions of the tyres of an aeroplane equipped with non-retractable landing gear. 

  • A piece of bodywork that covers the upper portions of the rear tyres of a car. 

  • An obsolete unit of distance in astronomy (symbol S), equal to one billion kilometres. 

  • A light blow with something flat. 

  • The spawn of shellfish, especially oysters and similar molluscs. 

verb
  • To slap, as with the open hand; to clap together, as the hands. 

  • To spawn. Used of shellfish as above. 

  • To quarrel or argue briefly. 

  • To strike with a spattering sound. 

wrangle

noun
  • An angry dispute; a noisy quarrel; an altercation. 

  • Angry disputation; noisy quarrelling. 

verb
  • To quarrel angrily and noisily; to bicker. 

  • Followed by out of: to elicit (something) from a person by arguing or bargaining. 

  • To gather and organize (data, facts, information, etc.), especially in a way which requires sentience rather than automated methods alone, as in data wrangling. 

  • To argue, to debate; also (dated), to debate or discuss publicly, especially about a thesis at a university. 

  • To make harsh noises as if quarrelling. 

  • To convince or influence (someone) by arguing or contending. 

  • To herd (horses or other livestock). 

  • To manage or supervise (people). 

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