drunken brawl

  • 1Brawl — 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] …

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  • 2drunken — drunk|en [ˈdrʌŋkən] adj [only before noun] 1.) drunk or showing that you are drunk ▪ McBride was a drunken bully. ▪ She was lying in a drunken stupor (=nearly unconscious from being drunk) on the sidewalk. 2.) drunken party/orgy/brawl etc a party …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 3brawl — n. a barroom, drunken brawl * * * [brɔːl] drunken brawl a barroom …

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  • 4drunken — drunk, drunken In general drunk is used predicatively (after a verb: He arrived drunk) and drunken is used attributively (before a noun: We have a drunken landlord). There is sometimes a slight difference in meaning, drunk referring to a… …

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  • 5brawl — I UK [brɔːl] / US [brɔl] noun [countable] Word forms brawl : singular brawl plural brawls a noisy fight in a public place a drunken brawl II UK [brɔːl] / US [brɔl] verb [intransitive] Word forms brawl : present tense I/you/we/they brawl he/she/it …

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  • 6drunken — [[t]drʌ̱ŋkən[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: ADJ n Drunken is used to describe events and situations that involve people who are drunk. The pain roused him from his drunken stupor... He hit her with a frying pan during a drunken brawl. 2) ADJ GRADED: ADJ n… …

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  • 7brawl — brawl1 [ brɔl ] noun count a noisy fight in a public place: a drunken brawl brawl brawl 2 [ brɔl ] verb intransitive to fight in a noisy way, especially in a public place ╾ brawl|er noun count …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 8drunken — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English druncen, from past participle of drincan to drink Date: before 12th century 1. drunk 1 < a drunken driver > 2. obsolete saturated with liquid 3 …

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  • 9brawl — Synonyms and related words: Bedlam let loose, ado, affray, agitation, altercate, altercation, argument, assemblee, assembly, assignation, at home, ball, battle, battle royal, be noisy, bedlam, bicker, bickering, blast, blood feud, bluster,&#8230; …

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  • 10brawl — brawl1 [bro:l US bro:l] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from the sound of fighting] a noisy quarrel or fight among a group of people, especially in a public place ▪ a drunken brawl in the street brawl 2 brawl2 v to quarrel or fight in a noisy …

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