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fracas
A noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel.
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  1. A noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel.
row
In a table, any of the parallel series of cells running across
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  1. In a table, any of the parallel series of cells running across
  2. A street with a line of buildings on either side, specif. one with occupants or establishments of a specified kind
  3. A series of objects placed next to each other, usually in a straight line.
melee
A noisy, confused fight or hand-to-hand struggle among a number of people
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  1. A noisy, confused fight or hand-to-hand struggle among a number of people
  2. A confused struggle or fight at close quarters.
  3. A confused tumultuous mingling, as of a crowd:
riot
A wild or turbulent disturbance created by a large number of people.
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  1. A wild or turbulent disturbance created by a large number of people.
  2. (Informal) An extremely amusing person, thing, or event
  3. A violent public disturbance of the peace, by a number of persons (specified, in law, usually as three or more) assembled together
affray
A noisy brawl or quarrel; public fight or riot; breach of the peace
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  1. A noisy brawl or quarrel; public fight or riot; breach of the peace
  2. A noisy quarrel or brawl.
  3. The voluntary and consensual fighting between two or more individuals in a public place to the terror of onlookers or the disturbance of the peace. There is no affray when a person is unlawfully attacked and resorts to self-defense instead of fleeing. See also assembly. The voluntary and consensual fighting between two or more individuals in a public place to the terror of onlookers or the disturbance of the peace. There is no affray when a person is unlawfully attacked and resorts to self-defense instead of fleeing. See also assembly.
broil
The act of broiling or the condition of being broiled.
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  1. The act of broiling or the condition of being broiled.
  2. A rowdy argument.
  3. A noisy or violent quarrel; brawl
donnybrook
A melee; a free-for-all.
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  1. A melee; a free-for-all.
  2. (Informal) A rough, rowdy fight or free-for-all
  3. A brawl or fracas; a scene of chaos.
fray
A heated dispute or intensely competitive situation:
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  1. A heated dispute or intensely competitive situation:
  2. A frayed or threadbare spot, as on fabric.
  3. A noisy quarrel or fight; brawl
free-for-all
A disorganized fight in which many take part; brawl
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  1. A disorganized fight in which many take part; brawl
  2. A disorderly situation in which there is little regard for authority or rules.
  3. A disorderly fight, argument, or competition in which everyone present participates.
melee
A noisy, confused fight or hand-to-hand struggle among a number of people
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  1. A noisy, confused fight or hand-to-hand struggle among a number of people
  2. A confused struggle or fight at close quarters.
  3. A confused tumultuous mingling, as of a crowd:
riot
A wild or turbulent disturbance created by a large number of people.
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  1. A wild or turbulent disturbance created by a large number of people.
  2. (Informal) An extremely amusing person, thing, or event
  3. A violent public disturbance of the peace, by a number of persons (specified, in law, usually as three or more) assembled together
row
A succession without a break or gap in time:
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  1. A succession without a break or gap in time:
  2. A street with a line of buildings on either side, specif. one with occupants or establishments of a specified kind
  3. A series of objects placed next to each other, usually in a straight line.
ruction
(Informal) A riotous outbreak or uproar; noisy disturbance or quarrel
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  1. (Informal) A riotous outbreak or uproar; noisy disturbance or quarrel
  2. A riotous disturbance; a noisy quarrel.
tumult
Confusion; agitation; disturbance
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  1. Confusion; agitation; disturbance
  2. Great emotional disturbance; agitation of mind, etc.
  3. Noisy commotion, as of a crowd; uproar
fracas
A noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel.
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  1. A noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel.
rumble
A deep, heavy, continuous, rolling sound
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  1. A deep, heavy, continuous, rolling sound
  2. (Slang) A fight between gangs, esp. of teenagers
  3. A space for luggage or a small extra seat, as for servants, in the rear of a carriage
broil
To be exposed to great heat.
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  1. To be exposed to great heat.
  2. To engage in a rowdy argument.
  3. To cook by direct radiant heat, as over a grill or under an electric element.
caterwaul
To cry or screech like a cat in heat.
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  1. To cry or screech like a cat in heat.
  2. To have a noisy argument.
  3. To make a shrill, howling sound like that of a cat at rutting time; screech; wail
row
To propel a boat with oars.
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  1. To propel a boat with oars.
  2. To arrange or put in a row or rows
  3. To row against in a race
wrangle
To win or obtain by argument:
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  1. To win or obtain by argument:
  2. To argue (a person) into or out of something
  3. To manage or control (something, especially an animal), as on a movie set:
Find another word for brawl. In this page you can discover 23 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for brawl, like: fracas, row, melee, riot, fight, affray, broil, donnybrook, fray, free-for-all and melee.

Sentence Examples

  • "I just meant I can fix anyone who decides to brawl," Bianca retorted.

  • With magic or without, he'd won every brawl he'd ever been in, and he definitely wasn't afraid to fight a girl.

  • It is true, however, that he was stabbed, like Marlowe, in a midnight brawl at a tavern.

  • He was trained, partly at Paris, for the profession of architect, but his opportune assistance to two German nobles in a tavern brawl obtained for him a nomination to the military school of Munich.

  • Certainly no plot was laid by James to entrap the Ruthvens, and the only question is, was the brawl in which they fell accidental, or had a plot hatched in deep secrecy been frustrated by unexpected circumstances?

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