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The definition of a brawl is a fight or an argument, especially a noisy or violent one.

(noun)

When people start fighting loudly at a party, this is an example of a brawl.

To brawl is to become involved in a noisy or violent fight.

(verb)

When you start punching and fighting someone, this is an example of a time when you brawl.

See brawl in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb

to quarrel or fight noisily
to flow noisily over rapids, falls, etc.: said of water

Origin: ME braulen, to cry out, quarrel; prob. akin to Du brallen, to boast

noun

a rough, noisy quarrel or fight; row
Slang a noisy, drunken party

Related Forms:

brawler noun

See brawl in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A noisy quarrel or fight.
A loud party.
A loud, roaring noise.

intransitive verb brawled, brawl·ing, brawls

To quarrel or fight noisily.
To flow noisily, as water.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English braul

Origin: , from braullen, to quarrel

Related Forms:

brawlˈer noun

brawlˈing·ly adverb

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