wrangle

Short definition from Wiktionary

Verb

1. 1
   To convince or influence (someone) by arguing or contending.
2. 2
   Followed by out of: to elicit (something) from a person by arguing or bargaining.
3. 3
   To speak or write (something) in an argumentative or contentious manner.
4. 4
   To spend (time) arguing or quarrelling.
5. 5
   To herd (horses or other livestock).
6. 6
   To herd (horses or other livestock): To manage or supervise (people).
7. 7
   To herd (horses or other livestock): To gather and organize (data, facts, information, etc.), especially in a way which requires sentience rather than automated methods alone, as in data wrangling.
8. 8
   Followed by out of: to compel or drive (someone or something) away through arguing.
9. 9
   Followed by out: to put forward arguments on (a case, a matter disagreed upon, etc.).
10. 10
    To cause (oneself) grief through arguing or quarrelling.
11. 11
    To quarrel angrily and noisily; to bicker.
12. 12
    To make harsh noises as if quarrelling.
13. 13
    To argue, to debate; also (dated), to debate or discuss publicly, especially about a thesis at a university.

Noun

1. 1
   An angry dispute; a noisy quarrel; an altercation.
2. 2
   Angry disputation; noisy quarrelling.
3. 3
   A contentious argument or response.
4. 4
   A controversy.