Brawl : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Brawl	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Brawl
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
brawl n an uproarious party Synonym(s): bash, do, brawl a noisy fight in a crowd Synonym(s): brawl, free-for-all v to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively; "The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street" Synonym(s): brawl, wrangle
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brawl \Brawl\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Brawled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Brawling}.] [OE. braulen to quarrel, boast, brallen to cry, make a noise; cf. LG. brallen to brag, MHG. pr[?]ulen, G. prahlen, F. brailler to cry, shout, Pr. brailar, braillar, W. bragal to vociferate, brag, Armor. bragal to romp, to strut, W. broliaw to brag, brawl boast. [?]95.] 1. To quarrel noisily and outrageously. Let a man that is a man consider that he is a fool that brawleth openly with his wife. --Golden Boke. 2. To complain loudly; to scold. 3. To make a loud confused noise, as the water of a rapid stream running over stones. Where the brook brawls along the painful road. --Wordsworth. Syn: To wrangle; squabble; contend.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brawl \Brawl\, n. A noisy quarrel; loud, angry contention; a wrangle; a tumult; as, a drunken brawl. His sports were hindered by the brawls. --Shak. Syn: Noise; quarrel; uproar; row; tumult.