(1):
(v. t.) To contend for in words or arguments; to strive to maintain by reasoning; to dispute; to contest; to discuss; to argue for and against.
(2):
(v. t.) To engage in combat for; to strive for.
(3):
(v. i.) To engage in strife or combat; to fight.
(4):
(v. i.) To contend in words; to dispute; hence, to deliberate; to consider; to discuss or examine different arguments in the mind; - often followed by on or upon.
(5):
(v. t.) A fight or fighting; contest; strife.
(6):
(v. t.) Contention in words or arguments; discussion for the purpose of elucidating truth or influencing action; strife in argument; controversy; as, the debates in Parliament or in Congress.
(7):
(v. t.) Subject of discussion.