a noisy and violent fight involving a group of people, usually in a public place a drunken brawl Police officers were injured in a violent brawl outside a nightclub. Thesaurusfight
- clash
- brawl
- struggle
- scuffle
- fight a situation in which two or more people try to defeat each other using physical force:He got into a fight with a man in the parking lot.
- clash (journalism) a short fight between two groups of people:Clashes broke out between police and demonstrators.
- brawl a noisy and violent fight involving a group of people, usually in a public place:a drunken brawl in a bar
- struggle a fight between two people or groups of people, especially when one of them is trying to escape, or to get something from the other:There were no signs of a struggle at the murder scene.
- scuffle a short and not very violent fight or struggle:He was involved in a scuffle with a photographer.
- a fight/clash/brawl/struggle/scuffle over something
- in a fight/brawl/struggle/scuffle
- a violent fight/clash/struggle
- to be in/get into/be involved in a fight/clash/brawl/scuffle
- a fight/clash/brawl/scuffle breaks out
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