2 entries found for brawl.
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Function: noun
Text: 1 a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people <they were thrown out of the party after starting a brawl>
Synonyms affray, fracas, fray, free-for-all, melee, row, ruckus, ruction
Related Words battle, clash, combat, conflict, contest, fight, fisticuffs, scrap, scrimmage, scuffle, struggle, tussle; horseplay, roughhousing; altercation, argument, dispute, quarrel, spat, squabble, tiff, wrangle
2 an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions <the student drama society's decision to put on the controversial play prompted a brawl at the school board meeting> -- see ARGUMENT 1