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brawl
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
brawl
(verb)
brawl
/
ˈ
brɑːl/
verb
brawls
;
brawled
;
brawling
brawl
/
ˈ
brɑːl/
verb
brawls
;
brawled
;
brawling
Britannica Dictionary definition of BRAWL
[
no object
]
:
to fight noisily in usually a public place
Fans were
brawling
in the streets after the game.
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— brawl
noun
,
plural
brawls
[
count
]
A
brawl
broke out among the fans after the hockey game.
a drunken street
brawl
He was in a
barroom brawl
. [=a fight in a bar]
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— brawler
noun
,
plural
brawlers
[
count
]
Police arrested two of the
brawlers
.
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