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brawl definition

brawl (brôl)

intransitive verb

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

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

noun

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

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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