Reverse Dictionary: ALTERCATE

NOUNS
► BACK-CHAT an altercation, heated talk; saucy or impertinent replies to a superior; cheek, impudence → 1901 sl.
► BARNEY a loud altercation; a physical struggle; a row or noisy argument → 1855 colloq.
► BICKER an angry altercation; quarrel, contention → 1330 
► BICKERING an altercation, wrangling → 1573 
► BICKERMENT an altercation, quarrelling, wrangling, contention, strife, conflict → 1682 
► BOBBERY an altercation, a quarrel, a dispute; a fuss, row, uproar → 1816 Eng. dial. & sl.
► BRABBLE a paltry altercation, a noisy quarrel, a wrangle → 1566 
► BUST-UP an altercation; an argument, a row; a strong disagreement → 1842 sl.
► CABBY-LAB an altercation, wrangling; confused speaking, many persons talking at the same time → 1864 Sc.
► CABBY-LABBY ► KABBIE-LABBY ► KEBBIE-LEBBIE an altercation, especially as carried on by a number of persons speaking at one time; a wrangling, a quarrelling → 1794 Sc.
► CAMMING an altercation, bickering, quarrelling → 1868 Eng. dial.
► CANGLING an altercation, quarrelling → 1876 Sc.
► CAPPING-WORD he last word in an altercation → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► CROSS-TALK altercation, repartee, back-chat; conversation → 1909 
► JANGLE an altercation, contention, bickering → 1641 
► JANGLEMENT an angry dispute, an altercation → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► KIM-KAM an altercation; irritating language → 19C Eng. dial.
► NARRATION a noisy altercation, a disturbance, an uproar, fuss, clamour → 1871 Sc.
► RACKET an altercation, a quarrel, fight; a disturbance → 1934 Amer. dial.
► SCOOSE an altercation, dispute, discourse, bad language → 1904 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► SCRIMMAGE an altercation, a skirmish; a scramble; a fight → 1902 Amer. dial.
► SHINDIG an altercation, a violent quarrel; a row; a commotion, a tremendous fuss → 1961 sl.
► SLANGING MATCH an altercation → 1860 colloq.
► WARBLING an altercation; quarrelling → 1600 obs.
► YABBLE ► YABBLIN an altercation, wrangling → 1866 Sc.
► YALLACRACK ► YALLICRACK ► YALLIECRAAG a sharp altercation; a great outcry; a loud noise of voices → 1866 Sc.

PHRASES
► THERE’LL BE WIGS ON THE GREEN there will be blows or a sharp altercation → 1856

VERBS
► BACK-JAW  to altercate, to abuse, to retort, to answer in an insolent or hostile manner → M19 Sc. & Amer. dial.
► CABBY-LABBY ► KEBBIE-LEBBIE to altercate, to wrangle; to quarrel → 1808 Sc.