'Brawl' definitions:

Definition of 'brawl'

(from WordNet)
noun
An uproarious party [syn: bash, do, brawl]
noun
A noisy fight in a crowd [syn: brawl, free-for-all]
verb
To quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively; "The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street" [syn: brawl, wrangle]

Definition of 'Brawl'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Let a man that is a man consider that he is a fool that brawleth openly with his wife. --Golden Boke. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To complain loudly; to scold. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To make a loud confused noise, as the water of a rapid stream running over stones. [1913 Webster]
  • Where the brook brawls along the painful road. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: To wrangle; squabble; contend. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Brawl'

From: GCIDE
  • Brawl \Brawl\, n. A noisy quarrel; loud, angry contention; a wrangle; a tumult; as, a drunken brawl. [1913 Webster]
  • His sports were hindered by the brawls. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Noise; quarrel; uproar; row; tumult. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'brawl'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Brawl'