have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something", an arrow that is shot from a crossbow; has a head with four edges, an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words". Timber Sycamore promoted arming rebels at the front, Tricky situation when energy's lacking in fight, give evidence of; "The evidence argues for your claim"; "The results indicate the need for more work", the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap", make into scrap or refuse; "scrap the old airplane and sell the parts", a small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used; "she jotted it on a scrap of paper"; "there was not a scrap left", have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something", a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye", dispose of (something useless or old); "trash these old chairs"; "junk an old car"; "scrap your old computer", worthless material that is to be disposed of, a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning; "I can't follow your line of reasoning", a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable, (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program, a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie; "the editor added the argument to the poem", a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true; "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true", a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on", a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument", propel with oars; "row the boat across the lake", a continuous chronological succession without an interruption; "they won the championship three years in a row", an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words", an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line; "a row of chairs", a linear array of numbers, letters, or symbols side by side, a long continuous strip (usually running horizontally); "a mackerel sky filled with rows of clouds"; "rows of barbed wire protected the trenches", (construction) a layer of masonry; "a course of bricks", any adverse and unwanted secondary effect; "a strategy to contain the fallout from the accounting scandal", the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion, fight verbally; "They were sparring all night", making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms; a part of training for a boxer, fight with spurs; "the gamecocks were sparring", a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging, any of various nonmetallic minerals (calcite or feldspar) that are light in color and transparent or translucent and cleavable, clap one's hands together; "The children were clapping to the music", expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer", clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval, a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles, strike with a sound like that of falling rain; "Bullets were spatting the leaves", drive a skewer through; "skewer the meat for the BBQ", become permanently attached; "mollusks or oysters spat", rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick", come down like raindrops; "Bullets were spatting down on us".