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Definition of brawl verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

brawl

verb

NAmE//brɔl//

[intransitive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they brawl

he / she / it brawls

past simple brawled

-ing form brawling

to take part in a noisy and violent fight, usually in a public place They were arrested for brawling in the street.

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