2
duel(verb, meet, attack, fight, dispute)
2
gainsay(verb, challenge, deny, doubt, question)
2
gang up on(expression, fight, dispute, defend, disagree)
2
hash over(expression, consider, dispute, review, deliberate)
2
have at it(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, consider)
2
have words(verb, expression, oppose, fight, dispute)
2
jangle(verb, conflict, dissent, controversialize, disharmonize)
2
jump on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, oppose, fight)
2
knock around(expression, consider, dispute, review, deliberate)
2
lock horns(verb, expression, consider, oppose, fight)
2
mix it up(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, meet)
2
moot(verb, consider, oppose, settle, dispute)
2
pettifog(verb, dispute, argue, disagree, contend)
2
put up a fight(verb, expression, idiom, fight, dispute)
2
rehash(verb, consider, dispute, argue, disagree)
2
repel(verb, meet, attack, fight, dispute)
2
scuffle(verb, meet, attack, fight, dispute)
2
skirmish(verb, meet, attack, oppose, fight)
2
strive(verb, meet, attack, fight, challenge)
2
struggle(verb, meet, attack, fight, challenge)
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