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Brawl Verb Brɔːl Noun  Word Origin Noisy Violent

Front brawl
Back brawl
noun, verb
BrE /brɔːl/
NAmE /brɔːl/
noun
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a noisy and violent fight involving a group of people, usually in a public place
a drunken brawl
Police officers were injured in a mass brawl outside a nightclub.
verb
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[intransitive]
to take part in a noisy and violent fight, usually in a public place

They were arrested for brawling in the street.
brawl•er
/BrE brɔːlə(r); NAmE brɔːlər/ noun

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