English dictionary
stickle
/'st/I/k/@/l/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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A shallow rapid in a river; also, the current below a waterfall.
Source: webster1913
verb
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dispute or argue stubbornly (especially minor points)
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To separate combatants by intervening.
Source: webster1913
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To separate, as combatants; hence, to quiet, to appease, as disputants.
Source: webster1913