What is the meaning of wrangle?

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noun

An angry dispute.
- usage: "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"
- synonyms: quarrel, row, words, run-in, dustup
An instance of intense argument (as in bargaining.
- synonyms: haggle, haggling, wrangling

verb

To quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively.
- usage: "The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street"
- synonyms: brawl
Herd and care for.
- usage: "wrangle horses"

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