1. (v. i.) To wrangle; to quarrel; to contend for superiority in an unseemly manner\; to scuffle; to struggle.

2. (v. i.) To debate peevishly; to dispute.

3. (v. t.) To disarrange, so that the letters or lines stand awry or are mixed and need careful readjustment; -- said of type that has been set up.

4. (n.) A scuffle; a wrangle; a brawl.

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