brawl
Other forms: brawling; brawls; brawled
A brawl is a noisy fight in a crowd. If the food fight in the cafeteria gets seriously out of hand, you might find yourself in an all-out brawl.
Brawl can also be used as a verb—people who are fighting can be said to be brawling, whether or not they are using their fists. Similarly, you can use the word to suggest that a war of words is rough, in the manner of a bar fight—the bride and her mother were engaged in a brawl over the guest list for the big day.
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quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively
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a noisy fight in a crowdsynonyms: free-for-all
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an uproarious party
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