brawl1 nounbrawl2 verb
brawlbrawl1 /brɔːl $ brɒːl/ noun [countable] 
Word OriginWORD ORIGINbrawl1
ExamplesOrigin:
1300-1400 Perhaps from the sound of fightingEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- a drunken brawl
- He got his face cut in a brawl outside a nightclub.
- No one was injured in the brawl, which police quickly stopped.
- Bars had sprung up on South Railroad Street and around the depot, and robberies and brawls were commonplace.
- Daley, like this town, relished a political brawl.
- He died as a result of injuries received in a street brawl.
- Meanwhile Leeds and Spurs were fined £150,000 each after the brawl at Elland Road.
- Several witnesses said that Slatter started the brawl.
- She had lost her eye when she was fifteen, in a brawl with the Gaschuggers outside Welcome, Arizona.
- This altered Romeo strikes us as oddly passive after Juliet is exiled for killing his cousin Tybalt in a street brawl.
- Together they shoot up, play soccer, get into barroom brawls, mug tourists and steal to support their habits.
THESAURUSwhen people hit or attack each other► fight
Collocations a situation in which people hit or attack each other because of an argument, or as a sport: · He had a fight with an older boy.· the famous fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman
► battle a fight between opposing armies or groups of people: · The English king was killed at the Battle of Hastings.· a battle between two rival gangs
► scuffle a short fight that is not very violent: · There was a short scuffle with the police, but no arrests were made.
► punch-up British English informal a fight in which people hit each other because of an argument: · The game turned into a punch-up.
► brawl a noisy fight between a group of people: · He was hurt in a drunken brawl.
► altercation formal a short noisy argument or fight, especially one that is not serious: · There was a brief altercation and someone called the police.
► riot a fight involving a large number of people, especially people who are protesting about something: · The book provoked riots all over Europe.
Longman Language Activatora fight► fight · There was a massive fight after school yesterday.in a fight · Three of his ribs were broken in a fight.get into a fight · He had been at the pub for several hours before getting into a fight with another man.a fight breaks out · A couple of fights broke out near the stadium after the game.be in a fight · How did you get that black eye? Were you in a fight?
► punch-up British informal a fight: · He ended up in jail after a punch-up with a bloke in the pub.get into a punch-up: · Some drunks began calling us names and we ended up getting into a punch-up.
► brawl a fight between a group of people in a public place, especially when they are drunk: · No one was injured in the brawl, which police quickly stopped.· He got his face cut in a brawl outside a nightclub.
► scuffle a short fight that is not very violent and which usually only involves people pushing each other: · There was a brief scuffle as the crowd left the football ground.a scuffle breaks out (=starts suddenly): · Rioters threw stones at the police and a few scuffles broke out.
► scrap a short fight, especially between children: · Scraps in the playground are a pretty frequent occurrence.have a scrap: · It's normal for brothers and sisters to have a few scraps. It's part of growing up.
► altercation formal a short noisy argument or fight, especially one that is not serious: · There was a brief altercation and someone called the police.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► drunken
Phrases· They are extremely handsome and sensual, and glory in a drunken brawl.
NOUN► street· He died as a result of injuries received in a street brawl.· This altered Romeo strikes us as oddly passive after Juliet is exiled for killing his cousin Tybalt in a street brawl.· Hayden helped provoke the late Richard J.. Daley into a temper tantrum that turned the 1968 convention into a street brawl.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► drunken party/orgy/brawl etc
a noisy quarrel or fight among a group of people, especially in a public place: - Robyn had two casual heterosexual encounters at this time, both one-night stands after rather drunken parties, both unsatisfactory.
- They are extremely handsome and sensual, and glory in a drunken brawl.
a drunken brawl in the streetbrawl1 nounbrawl2 verb
brawlbrawl2 verb [intransitive] Verb TableVERB TABLE
brawl
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | brawl |
| he, she, it | brawls | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | brawled |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have brawled |
| he, she, it | has brawled | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had brawled |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will brawl |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have brawled |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am brawling |
| he, she, it | is brawling | |
| you, we, they | are brawling | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was brawling |
| you, we, they | were brawling | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been brawling |
| he, she, it | has been brawling | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been brawling |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be brawling |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been brawling |
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
Phrases- Her only daughter, the apple of her eye, had been brawling in the street.
- Now he just brawls with the bad guys.
- The soldiers stayed up all night, brawling their guts out.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► drunken party/orgy/brawl etc
to quarrel or fight in a noisy way, especially in a public place: - Robyn had two casual heterosexual encounters at this time, both one-night stands after rather drunken parties, both unsatisfactory.
- They are extremely handsome and sensual, and glory in a drunken brawl.
Fans brawled outside the stadium.—brawler noun [countable]