[brawl] 
| 1. | a noisy quarrel, squabble, or fight. |
| 2. | a bubbling or roaring noise; a clamor. |
| 3. | Slang. a large, noisy party. |
| 4. | to quarrel angrily and noisily; wrangle. |
| 5. | to make a bubbling or roaring noise, as water flowing over a rocky bed. |
| brawl (brôl) n.
[Middle English braul, from braullen, to quarrel.] brawl'er n., brawl'ing·ly adv. Synonyms: These nouns denote a noisy, disorderly, and often violent quarrel or fight: a barroom brawl; a broil between the opposing teams; a vicious legal donnybrook; a fracas among prison inmates; eager for the fray; a free-for-all in the schoolyard; police plunging into the melee; an angry domestic row. |