stickle

stickle

8 senses · Free VividLex dictionary · Thesaurus

1. v. i. To separate combatants by intervening. Source: opted
2. v. i. To contend, contest, or altercate, esp. in a pertinacious manner on insufficient grounds. Source: opted
3. v. i. To play fast and loose; to pass from one side to the other; to trim. Source: opted
4. v. t. To separate, as combatants; hence, to quiet, to appease, as disputants. Source: opted
5. v. t. To intervene in; to stop, or put an end to, by intervening; hence, to arbitrate. Source: opted
6. v. t. & i. A shallow rapid in a river; also, the current below a waterfall. Source: opted
7. v. dispute or argue stubbornly (especially minor points) Source: wordnet
8. v. dispute or argue stubbornly (especially minor points) Source: ecdict

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