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brawl

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brawl  (brôl)
n.
1. A noisy quarrel or fight.
2. A loud party.
3. A loud, roaring noise.
intr.v. brawled, brawl·ing, brawls
1. To quarrel or fight noisily.
2. To flow noisily, as water.

[Middle English braul, from braullen, to quarrel.]

brawler n.
brawling·ly adv.
Synonyms: brawl, broil2, donnybrook, fracas, fray1, free-for-all, melee, row3
These nouns denote a noisy, disorderly, and often violent quarrel or fight: a barroom brawl; a broil between the opposing teams; a vicious legal donnybrook; a fracas among prison inmates; eager for the fray; a free-for-all in the schoolyard; police plunging into the melee; an angry domestic row.

brawl1
n
1. a loud disagreement or fight
2. US slang an uproarious party
vb (intr)
1. to quarrel or fight noisily; squabble
2. (esp of water) to flow noisily
[probably related to Dutch brallen to boast, behave aggressively]
brawler  n
brawling  n & adj

brawl2
n
(Performing Arts / Dancing) a dance: the English version of the branle
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.brawl - an uproarious party
party - an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment; "he planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day"
2.brawl - a noisy fight in a crowd
fighting, combat, fight, scrap - the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"
Verb1.brawl - to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively; "The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street"
altercate, argufy, quarrel, scrap, dispute - have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something"

brawl
noun
fight, battle, row (informal), clash, disorder, scrap (informal), fray, squabble, wrangle, skirmish, scuffle, punch-up (Brit. informal), free-for-all (informal), fracas, altercation, rumpus, broil, tumult, affray (Law), shindig (informal), donnybrook, ruckus (informal), scrimmage, shindy (informal), bagarre (French), melee or mêlée He had been in a drunken street brawl.
verb
fight, battle, scrap (informal), wrestle, wrangle, tussle, scuffle, go at it hammer and tongs, fight like Kilkenny cats, altercate Gangs of youths brawled in the street
Translations
brawl [brɔːl]
A. Npelea f, reyerta f
B. VIpelear, pegarse

brawl [ˈbrɔːl]
n [drunken] → rixe f, bagarre f
vise bagarrer

brawl
visich schlagen
nSchlägerei f

brawl [brɔːl]
1. nrissa
2. viazzuffarsi

brawl [brɔːl]
1. nrissa
2. viazzuffarsi

brawl
n brawl [broːl]
a noisy quarrel or physical fight The police were called out to a brawl in the street. rusie, twis, bakleiery شغب، شجار шумна кавга rvačka skænderi; slagsmål der Krakeel, der Lärm τσακωμός, συμπλοκή pelea, pendencia, alboroto lööming زد و خورد و جنجال tappelu bagarre קְטָטָה गुल-गपाड़ा glasno se svađati lármás veszekedés perkelahian, percekcokan áflog rissa けんか騒ぎ 말다툼, 언쟁 muštynės tracis; skandāls pergaduhan vechtpartij klammeri, støyende slagsmål burda briga încăierare, ceartă шумная ссора, уличная драка hádka; bitka prepir, pretep kavga bråk, gruff การทะเลาะวิวาท hırgür, arbede, yumruk yumruğa kavga 爭吵,打架 галаслива сварка جھگڑا ، گالی گلوچ sự cãi lộn ầm ỹ
v
to fight noisily. rusie maak, twis, baklei يتشاجر بضجيج، يتعارك карам се шумно rvát se skændes; slås krakeelen καβγαδίζω pelearse taplema با سر و صدا کتکاری کردن tapella (se) bagarrer לְהִתקוֹטֵט झगड़ना vikati civakodik berkelahi, cekcok slást litigare 騒々しくけんかする 말다툼하다 muštis, kelti skandalą rīkot tračus; skandalēties bergaduh dengan bising ruzia an slåss, lage spetakkel awanturować się brigar a (se) încăiera, a (se) certa скандалить, драться biť sa prepirati se svađati se bråka, gruffa ทะเลาะวิวาท gürültülü patırtılı kavga etmek 吵架 сваритися, галасувати شور مچا کر جھگڑا کرنا đánh lộn ầm ỹ


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Retreat of the Blackfeet Fontenelle's camp in danger Captain Bonneville and the Blackfeet Free trappers Their character, habits, dress, equipments, horses Game fellows of the mountains Their visit to the camp Good fellowship and good cheer A carouse A swagger, a brawl, and a reconciliation
It was in the old Alta-Inyo Club--a warm night for San Francisco--and through the open windows, hushed and far, came the brawl of the streets.
The bed which was somewhat crazy and not very firm on its feet, unable to support the additional weight of the carrier, came to the ground, and at the mighty crash of this the innkeeper awoke and at once concluded that it must be some brawl of Maritornes', because after calling loudly to her he got no answer.
 
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