(a) A quarrel, dispute, disagreement; (b) disputing, quarreling, strife; (c) ben at (in) ~, to quarrel, be engaged in a dispute; fallen at (in) ~, quarrel; maken ~, quarrel, pick a quarrel; taken ~ with, dispute with (sb.); (d) fig. conflict, turmoil; ben in ~ with, to be in conflict with (sth.); (e) ?a formal dispute, a debating contest; (f) internal disputing, mental or emotional conflict; also, a specific conflict of this sort; ben upon ~, to be torn by conflicting emotions or ideas.

A legal controversy, a suit, an action; a dispute submitted to legal arbitration; maken ~, to make a legal claim, bring suit.

(a) Fighting, brawling, warfare; also, a fight, a combat, a war; ben at ~, maken ~; (b) an attack, assault.

(a) Opposition, resistance; maken ~, to offer resistance; taken ~ towardes, oppose (sb.); withouten ~, without resistance; also, unopposed [quots.Ld.Troy, PConsc.]; (b) astrol. at ~, inauspicious, unfavorable.

In phrases: ben in ~, of property, rights, or the like: to be the subject of controversy or a lawsuit; matere of ~, a disputed matter; stonden upon ~, be disputed, be uncertain; of the world: be unstable or unpredictable.

In cpds. or combs.: ~ maker, one who stirs up strife; ~ making, opposition, resistance.