3
feud(verb, meet, attack, fight, dispute)
3
lock horns(verb, expression, fight, dispute, disagree)
3
pettifog(consider, dispute, cross, argue, disagree)
3
quibble(verb, dispute, cross, conflict, engage)
2
bandy(consider, dispute, cross, argue, disagree)
2
break with(expression, dispute, argue, disagree, contend)
2
buck(verb, meet, attack, fight, dispute)
2
bump heads(expression, dispute, argue, disagree, contend)
2
cavil(argue, disagree, tangle, differ, wrangle)
2
come to blows(verb, expression, idiom, attack, fight)
2
contest(consider, fight, deliberate, argue, disagree)
2
differ(verb, consider, oppose, fight, dispute)
2
engage(verb, attack, fight, clash, combat)
2
grapple(verb, meet, attack, fight, challenge)
2
hash over(expression, dispute, argue, disagree, contend)
2
have at it(expression, idiom, dispute, argue, disagree)
2
knock around(expression, dispute, argue, disagree, contend)
2
mix it up(verb, expression, idiom, meet, attack)
2
moot(consider, dispute, deliberate, argue, discuss)
2
put up a fight(expression, idiom, fight, dispute, disagree)
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