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brawl

(brɔːl)
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense brawls, present participle brawling, past tense, past participle brawled
1. countable noun
A brawl is a rough or violent fight.
He had been in a drunken street brawl.
Synonyms: fight, battle, row [informal], clash More Synonyms of brawl
2. verb
If someone brawls, they fight in a very rough or violent way.
A bride and groom spent their wedding night in separate police cells after brawlingwith hotel security guards. [VERB + with]
Two gangs of youths brawled on the dance floor of the ferry. [VERB]
Synonyms: fight, battle, scrap [informal], wrestle More Synonyms of brawl
brawling uncountable noun
The brawling between the fans and locals last night went on for several hours.

brawl in British English 1

(brɔːl)
noun
1. 
a loud disagreement or fight
2.  US slang
an uproarious party
verb (intransitive)
3. 
to quarrel or fight noisily; squabble
4. 
(esp of water) to flow noisily
Derived forms
brawler (ˈbrawler)
noun
brawling (ˈbrawling)
noun, adjective
Word origin
C14: probably related to Dutch brallen to boast, behave aggressively

brawl in British English 2

(brɔːl)
noun
a dance: the English version of the branle

brawl in American English

(brɔl)
verb intransitive
1. 
to quarrel or fight noisily
2. 
to flow noisily over rapids, falls, etc.
said of water
noun
3. 
a rough, noisy quarrel or fight; row
4.  Slang
a noisy, drunken party
Derived forms
brawler (ˈbrawler)
noun
Word origin
ME braulen, to cry out, quarrel; prob. akin to Du brallen, to boast

Examples of 'brawl' in a sentence
brawl

A brawl then erupted at full-time.
The Sun (2016)
There were fears of drunken brawls that could divert police from keeping the peace elsewhere.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Two men who got involved in the brawl were also held.
The Sun (2009)
It sparked a mass brawl with a dozen players becoming involved.
The Sun (2006)
The man with the key was involved in the brawl!
The Sun (2007)
But the goal sparked a mass brawl.
The Sun (2012)
Take the example of an employee who works in the accounts department and has been in a brawl outside a pub.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
We won the game but right after the final whistle, a mass brawl erupted.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Cops were called to a brawl over the last loaf in Gwent.
The Sun (2013)
That sparked the first brawl of the night... but not the last.
The Sun (2010)
The pair brawl at a party, then take matters outside into the swamp.
The Sun (2010)
The brawl erupted yesterday after a group of opposition MPs demanded that he be removed from office.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It sounded like a drunken brawl, like a wild party.
The Sun (2012)
The brawl erupted over a long-standing feud between the two.
The Sun (2007)
And he was caught up in a bar brawl last year while on a US hunting trip.
The Sun (2009)
In recent years in Britain there have been a few fighters who have lost it and have been involved in brawls outside of the ring.
The Sun (2012)
Our hero is concussed in a nightclub brawl the night before a big game and wakes up to find he's been transported back to the 70s.
The Sun (2006)
A FOOTIE star has been charged with grievous bodily harm over an alleged pub brawl.
The Sun (2013)

In other languages
brawl

British English: brawl NOUN
A brawl is a rough or violent fight.
He had been in a street brawl.
  • American English: brawl
  • Brazilian Portuguese: pancadaria
  • Chinese: 斗殴
  • European Spanish: pelea
  • French: rixe
  • German: Schlägerei
  • Italian: rissa
  • Japanese: 乱闘
  • Korean: 난투극
  • European Portuguese: pancadaria
  • Latin American Spanish: pelea

Chinese translation of 'brawl'

brawl

(brɔːl)

n (c)

  1. (in pub, street) 打闹(鬧) (dǎnào)

vi

  1. 打架 (dǎjià)
(noun) 
Definition
a loud disagreement or fight
He had been in a street brawl.
Synonyms
fight
He got a bloody nose in a fight.
battle
The battle lasted several years.
row (informal)
The meeting descended into an unpleasant row.
clash
disorder
He called on the authorities to stop public disorder.
scrap (informal)
He has never been one to avoid a scrap.
fray
Today he entered the fray on the side of the moderates.
squabble
There have been minor squabbles about phone bills.
wrangle
He was involved in a legal wrangle with the Health Secretary.
skirmish
Border skirmishes are common.
scuffle
Violent scuffles broke out.
punch-up (British, informal)
He was involved in a punch-up with a former lover.
free-for-all (informal)
It finished up a shambolic free-for-all.
fracas
Several people were injured in the ensuing fracas.
altercation
I had an altercation with some people who objected to our filming.
rumpus
He had left before the rumpus started.
broil
tumult
affray (law)
He caused an affray at a pub.
shindig (informal)
donnybrook
ruckus (informal)
scrimmage
shindy (informal)
biffo (Australian, slang)
bagarre (French)
melee or mêlée
(verb) 
Definition
to quarrel or fight noisily
They brawled in the street.
Synonyms
fight
He was formally disciplined for fighting at work.
battle
Many people battled with police.
scrap (informal)
They are always scrapping.
wrestle
The boys wrestled with each other in the garden.
wrangle
The two parties are still wrangling over the timing of the election.
tussle
They ended up tussling with the security staff.
scuffle
Police scuffled with some of the protesters.
go at it hammer and tongs
fight like Kilkenny cats
altercate

Additional synonyms

in the sense of affray
Definition
a noisy fight in a public place
He caused an affray at a pub.
Synonyms
fight,
mêlée,
contest,
set-to (informal),
encounter,
outbreak of violence,
scrap,
disturbance,
feud,
quarrel,
brawl,
skirmish,
scuffle,
free-for-all (informal),
fracas,
dogfight,
tumult,
shindig (informal),
scrimmage,
shindy (informal),
biffo (Australian, slang),
bagarre
in the sense of altercation
Definition
a noisy argument
I had an altercation with some people who objected to our filming.
Synonyms
argument,
row,
clash,
disagreement,
dispute,
controversy,
contention,
quarrel,
squabble,
wrangle,
bickering,
discord,
dissension
in the sense of battle
Definition
a fight between large armed forces
The battle lasted several years.
Synonyms
fight,
war,
attack,
action,
struggle,
conflict,
clash,
set-to (informal),
encounter,
combat,
scrap (informal),
biffo (Australian, slang),
engagement,
warfare,
fray,
duel,
skirmish,
head-to-head,
tussle,
scuffle,
fracas,
scrimmage,
sparring match,
bagarre,
melee or mêlée,
boilover (Australian)

Synonyms of 'brawl'

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