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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

brawl
    n 1: an uproarious party [syn: bash, do, brawl]
    2: a noisy fight in a crowd [syn: brawl, free-for-all]
    v 1: to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively; "The bar
         keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on
         down the street" [syn: brawl, wrangle]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Brawl \Brawl\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Brawled; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Brawling.] [OE. braulen to quarrel, boast, brallen to cry,
   make a noise; cf. LG. brallen to brag, MHG. pr?ulen, G.
   prahlen, F. brailler to cry, shout, Pr. brailar, braillar, W.
   bragal to vociferate, brag, Armor. bragal to romp, to strut,
   W. broliaw to brag, brawl boast. ?95.]
   1. To quarrel noisily and outrageously.
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            Let a man that is a man consider that he is a fool
            that brawleth openly with his wife.   --Golden Boke.
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   2. To complain loudly; to scold.
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   3. To make a loud confused noise, as the water of a rapid
      stream running over stones.
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            Where the brook brawls along the painful road.
                                                  --Wordsworth.
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   Syn: To wrangle; squabble; contend.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Brawl \Brawl\, n.
   A noisy quarrel; loud, angry contention; a wrangle; a tumult;
   as, a drunken brawl.
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         His sports were hindered by the brawls.  --Shak.
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   Syn: Noise; quarrel; uproar; row; tumult.
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Thesaurus Results for brawl:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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