dispute

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. v. To argue about; debate.
2. v. To question the truth or validity of; doubt: Her friends disputed her intentions.
3. v. To strive to win (a prize, for example); contest for: Our team disputed the visitors' claim to the championship.
4. v. To strive against; resist: disputed the actions of his competitors.
5. v. To engage in discussion or argument; debate. See Synonyms at discuss.
6. v. To quarrel angrily.
7. n. A verbal controversy; a debate.
8. n. An angry altercation; a quarrel. See Synonyms at argument.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. To engage in argument or discussion; argue in opposition; oppose another in argument: absolutely or with with or against.
2. Hence To engage in altercation; wrangle; quarrel.
3. To strive or contend in opposition to a competitor; compete: as, to dispute for the prize.
4. To argue about; discuss.
5. To argue against; attempt to disprove or overthrow by reasoning; controvert; deny: as, to dispute an assertion, opinion, claim, or the like.
6. To call in question; express doubt of or opposition to; object to.
7. To strive to gain or to maintain; contest: as, to dispute a prize.
8. To encounter; strive against.
9. Synonyms Debate, Discuss, etc. See argue.
10. n. Argumentative contention: earnest discussion of opposing views or opinions; controversial strife.
11. n. Wrangling; contention; strife; quarrel.
12. n. A contest of any kind.
13. n. Synonyms Controversy, Dispute (see controversy), debate, discussion, altercation.

Wiktionary

1. n. An argument or disagreement, a failure to agree.
2. n. Verbal controversy; contest by opposing argument or expression of opposing views or claims; controversial discussion; altercation; debate.
3. n. Contest; struggle; quarrel.
4. v. To contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another.
5. v. To make a subject of disputation; to argue pro and con; to discuss.
6. v. To oppose by argument or assertion; to controvert; to express dissent or opposition to; to call in question; to deny the truth or validity of.
7. v. To strive or contend about; to contest.
8. v. To struggle against; to resist.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. v. To contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another; to discuss; to reason; to debate; to altercate; to wrangle.
2. v. To make a subject of disputation; to argue pro and con; to discuss.
3. v. To oppose by argument or assertion; to attempt to overthrow; to controvert; to express dissent or opposition to; to call in question; to deny the truth or validity of.
4. v. To strive or contend about; to contest.
5. v. obsolete To struggle against; to resist.
6. n. Verbal controversy; contest by opposing argument or expression of opposing views or claims; controversial discussion; altercation; debate.
7. n. Contest; struggle; quarrel.

WordNet 3.0

1. v. take exception to
2. n. a disagreement or argument about something important
3. v. have a disagreement over something
4. n. coming into conflict with