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Argue with someone without marked hostility

To engage in forceful or violent confrontations

To engage or contend against other competitors in a contest

To quibble over trivial matters

To or train practice moves without an actual opponent, often in front of a mirror

A thick pole or piece of wood

A person outside the personal bonds of family, with whom one shares a mutual affection with

A tall upright post, spar, or other structure on a ship or boat, in sailing vessels generally carrying a sail or sails

A spearlike weapon with a barbed head

A confrontation, or a state of hostility, between two or more factions

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Verb

Argue with someone without marked hostility

have a misunderstanding

be at loggerheads

go at it hammer and tongs

fight like cat and dog

have a disagreement

be at sixes and sevens

have an argument

be at each other's throats

come to blows with

bandy words with somebody

get into a dispute

have a difference of opinion

get into conflict

call on the carpet

exchange blows with

engage in conflict

jump on one's case

bat back and forth

have an altercation

rip into each other

let someone have it

take issue with

contradict each other

go for the jugular

get in one's face

pick an argument

put up a struggle

jump on each other

have at each other

engage in combat

campaign against

engage in hostilities

carry on hostilities

protest against

not see eye to eye

be in opposition

be at odds with

be in contention

have shouting match

take exception to

call into question

be at daggers with

be at daggers drawn

differ in opinion

be of a different opinion

be incompatible

have a different opinion

have a squabble

have a slanging match

express disagreement with

be at variance with

withhold assent

express disagreement

express objection

fail to agree with

put up an argument

say not a chance

decline to support

say nothing doing

refuse to support

fly in the face of

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“Mother and daughter spar regularly over drink, drugs, and career.”

Verb

To engage in forceful or violent confrontations

go for each other

engage in fisticuffs

have a punch-up

have a ding-dong

punch competitively

assault each other

be at each other's throats

punch each other

attack each other

engage in conflict

exchange blows with

take all comers

take up the gauntlet

fight like Kilkenny cats

raise your fists

go at it hammer and tongs

mount an attack

come into conflict

engage in hostilities

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Verb

To engage or contend against other competitors in a contest

struggle against

go head to head

jockey for position

pit oneself against

pitch oneself against

go up against in contest

go for the gold

enter the lists

compete against

be pitted against

be in conflict with

play off against

grapple against

be in competition with

come up against

be in the running

contend against

match yourself against

take part in a race

seek to displace

content against

go one on one with

face off against

go toe to toe with

go eyeball to eyeball with

go for the jugular

nominate yourself

put yourself forward

knock oneself out

give all one's got

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Verb

To quibble over trivial matters

blow hot and cold

catch at straws

make a big thing about

put up an argument

find fault with

raise trivial objections

argue over nothing

raise trivial objections to

be hypercritical

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Verb

To or train practice moves without an actual opponent, often in front of a mirror

Noun

A thick pole or piece of wood

upright support

boundary marker

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Noun

A person outside the personal bonds of family, with whom one shares a mutual affection with

best friends forever

long-time friend

best friend forever

close associate

constant companion

fellow traveler

right-hand woman

right-hand person

temporary worker

paraprofessional

second in command

partner in crime

constant friend

comrade-in-arms

longtime friend

childhood friend

business partner

long-term friend

faithful friend

fellow conspirator

one of the folks

personal assistant

second-in-command

significant other

next-door neighbor

nearby resident

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Noun

A tall upright post, spar, or other structure on a ship or boat, in sailing vessels generally carrying a sail or sails

Noun

A spearlike weapon with a barbed head

Noun

A confrontation, or a state of hostility, between two or more factions

misunderstanding

difference of opinion

rough-and-tumble

rough and tumble

breach of the peace

passage of arms

exchange of blows

knock-down-drag-out

bit of argy-bargy

inharmoniousness

military action

passage at arms

outbreak of violence

physical encounter

wrestling match

military operation

parting of the ways

internal strife

conflict of opinion

clash of opinions

conflict of interest

armed confrontation

divided loyalties

bone of contention

competitiveness

collision course

incompatibility

unharmoniousness

knock-down drag-out

counterinsurgency

bare-knuckled boxing

hand-to-hand combat

barehanded boxing

hand-to-hand fight

bare-hand boxing

bare-knuckle boxing

keeping up with the Joneses

fierce competition

tough competition

stiff competition

significant contact

verbal sparring

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