BRAWL
brawl, free-for-all
(noun) a noisy fight in a crowd
bash, do, brawl
(noun) an uproarious party
brawl, wrangle
(verb) to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively; “The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
brawl (plural brawls)
A disorderly argument or fight, usually with a large number of people involved.
Synonyms: row, scuffle, squabble, Thesaurus:dispute, Thesaurus:fight
Verb
brawl (third-person singular simple present brawls, present participle brawling, simple past and past participle brawled)
(intransitive) To engage in a brawl; to fight or quarrel.
Synonyms: squabble, wrangle
(intransitive) To create a disturbance; to complain loudly.
(intransitive) Especially of a rapid stream running over stones: to make a loud, confused noise.
(transitive) To pour abuse on; to scold.
Etymology 2
Verb
brawl (third-person singular simple present brawls, present participle brawling, simple past and past participle brawled)
(intransitive, obsolete) To move to and fro, to quiver, to shake.
Synonyms: vibrate, waver
Etymology 3
Noun
brawl (plural brawls)
(dance, obsolete) A type of dance move or step.
(dance, music, historical) Alternative form of branle (“dance of French origin dating from the 16th century, performed by couples in a circle or a line; the music for this dance”)
Notes
Source: Wiktionary
Brawl, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Brawled; p. pr. & vb. n. Brawling.] Etym:
[OE. braulen to quarrel, boast, brallen to cry, make a noise; cf. LG.
brallen to brag, MHG. prulen, 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.
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.
Brawl, n.
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition