brawl
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4.6
- noun
- /brɔl/
- Witnesses reported that the brawl in the park involved dozens of people shouting and fighting.
- involved in a brawl
- a barroom brawl
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Watch on YouTubeSo it's like this giant bar brawl across continents, right?
- So it's like this giant bar brawl across continents, right?
- And tell me that wasn't the equivalent of being in a massive prison brawl.
- And I had like all these scenes that I want to do like a big brawl, like a gang fight, which didn't really work out.
- All damn there is nothing more thrilling than a diplomatic brawl.
- So from on robberies to brawl to smuggling to everything you can think of bad or as is, I've done it.
- Like chicks are in their their sports brawls and just slipping around, slipping around, slipping flat.
- Calm down, about two hours after this, the most violent bar brawl I have ever seen in me life, like the OK canal takes off in this bar.
Examples
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I heard it turned into a giant brawl, everybody punching everybody.
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These American cowboys love a good barroom brawl.
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Another brawl in the square!
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A prison brawl had just taken place nearby.
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His dad said he got it in some bar brawl.
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Within moments there was a full on brawl in the forum.
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'He was killed in the ensuing brawl.
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All three had shared a jail cell together after a brawl in a hatter's establishment.
Fiction book (1994) -
A massive chaotic brawl ensued, which saw the Persians defeated.
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It's a barroom brawl between non-humans as Power Cop and Freddy Krueger exchange multiple blows.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
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6.5
A noisy fight involving several people
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3.7
A short, rough fight between people, not usually serious
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6.2
A wild fight or argument with many people and no rules
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8.4
A loud, confused fight among many people
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4.8
A short, rough fight that is noisy or confused
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8.4
A noisy fight between several people, often in public places
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9.5
A physical fight using only hands between people
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8.0
A very rough fight or argument where people attack each other a lot
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7.8
A noisy, rough fight with little care for rules
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9.1
A noisy public fight or argument that causes trouble
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7.0
A noisy fight involving many people in one place
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7.5
A noisy fight where people push each other
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7.8
A physical fight where people hit each other with fists
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8.1
A sudden intense physical fight that often becomes violent
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9.3
A fight in a public place that scares people and disturbs others
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9.7
A very violent and long fight or argument
A short fight using the fists
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Etymology
Brawl comes from an old French word brailler meaning 'to cry out', much like the English word bawl. That's why a brawl is a loud, messy fight in public, because people shout and make a lot of noise.