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wrangle (RANG guhl) (verb)
1. To argue angrily with someone: "You could easily hear the couple wrangle over the money that Henry wanted to spend on the next trip."
2. An informal expression in the U.S. meaning to get something by a clever manipulation or by persuading someone: "Justin's sister was able to wrangle two tickets to the concert for Saturday evening."
3. In the U.S., to control and to care for horses, cattle, etc. on a ranch: "Sandra spent last year learning how to wrangle horses."
2. An informal expression in the U.S. meaning to get something by a clever manipulation or by persuading someone: "Justin's sister was able to wrangle two tickets to the concert for Saturday evening."
3. In the U.S., to control and to care for horses, cattle, etc. on a ranch: "Sandra spent last year learning how to wrangle horses."
wrangle (RANG guhl) (noun)
A dispute that lasts for a long time: "There has been a wrangle in the U.S. Congress about a government run public option health-care bill for more than a year."
How much wrangling will politicians wrangle in order to wrangle a re-election?
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“wrangle”
An argument or dispute that lasts for a long time: The employees have had a bitter salary wrangle with their company for over a month.
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wrangle (verb), wrangles; wrangled; wrangling
1. To dispute, to haggle, or to speak in disagreement: Two men were wrangling in the restaurant about politics and, when they left, they continued to wrangle in the parking lot.
2. To obtain something by a clever method or by persuading someone to do whatever is desired by another person: Ralph was able to wrangle a 10% discount for the fresh apples he bought from the farmer.
3. To care for or to control horses, cattle, etc. on a farm or ranch: Chad has been wrangling horses on his ranch for the last twenty-five years.
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2. To obtain something by a clever method or by persuading someone to do whatever is desired by another person: Ralph was able to wrangle a 10% discount for the fresh apples he bought from the farmer.
3. To care for or to control horses, cattle, etc. on a farm or ranch: Chad has been wrangling horses on his ranch for the last twenty-five years.
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To get something by persuading someone to do it; to haggle, argue, or to speak in disagreement. (2)
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