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• wrangle — [n] fight, argument altercation, battle royal*, bickering, blow off*, blowup*, brannigan*, brawl, brouhaha*, clash, contest, controversy, disagreement, dispute, exchange, falling out*, flap*, fracas, hassle, knock down drag out*, quarrel, row,… …   New thesaurus

• brawl — [n] nasty fight affray, altercation, argument, battle, battle royal*, bickering, broil, clash, disorder, dispute, donnybrook, duke out*, feud, fight, fracas, fray, free for all*, fuss, hassle, melee, quarrel, rhubarb*, riot, row, ruckus*, rumble* …   New thesaurus

• brawl — n Brawl, broil, fracas, melee, row, rumpus, scrap are comparable when meaning a noisy fight or quarrel. Brawl implies angry contentions, blows, and a noisy racket; it usually suggests participation by several persons {a family brawl that kept the …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• brawl — I noun altercation, brangle, breach of the peace, broil, commotion, deafening row, din, dispute, disturbance, embranglement, embroilment, feud, fight, fisticuffs, fracas, fray, hubbub, imbroglio, jangle, jurgium, mèlée, noisiness, outbreak,… …   Law dictionary

• wrangle — index altercation, argument (contention), belligerency, bicker, brawl (noun), brawl (verb), challenge …   Law dictionary

• Wrangle — Wran gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wrangled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wrangling}.] [OE. wranglen to wrestle. See {Wrong}, {Wring}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To argue; to debate; to dispute. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. To dispute angrily; to quarrel peevishly and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Brawl — Brawl, n. A noisy quarrel; loud, angry contention; a wrangle; a tumult; as, a drunken brawl. [1913 Webster] His sports were hindered by the brawls. Shak. [1913 Webster] Syn: Noise; quarrel; uproar; row; tumult. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Wrangle — Wran gle, n. An angry dispute; a noisy quarrel; a squabble; an altercation. [1913 Webster] Syn: Altercation; bickering; brawl; jar; jangle; contest; controversy. See {Altercation}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• brawl — brawler, n. brawly, adj. /brawl/, n. 1. a noisy quarrel, squabble, or fight. 2. a bubbling or roaring noise; a clamor. 3. Slang. a large, noisy party. v.i. 4. to quarrel angrily and noisily; wrangle. 5. to make a bubbling or roaring noise, as… …   Universalium

• brawl — I. /brɔl / (say brawl) noun 1. a noisy quarrel; a squabble: *I had a sixth sense, well developed in many a family brawl, and this sixth sense told me now that Aunt Margaret was enjoying casting me back at my parents. –criena rohan, 1963. 2. a… …