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wrangle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. quarrel, bicker, squabble, dispute, altercate, argue, brawl. See discord, contention. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. altercation, controversy, quarrel, disagreement; see dispute , fight 1 . See Synonym… … English dictionary for students
row — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. paddle, scull, oar. See navigation. n. rank, file, tier, range; quarrel, brawl, rumpus, melée. See continuity, length, disorder, contention. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. series, line, rank, file; see line… … English dictionary for students
brawl — n. & v. n. a noisy quarrel or fight. v.intr. 1 quarrel noisily or roughly. 2 (of a stream) run noisily. Derivatives: brawler n. Etymology: ME f. OProv., rel. to BRAY(1) … Useful english dictionary
squabble — I. noun Etymology: probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish dialect skvabbel dispute Date: 1602 a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters Synonyms: see quarrel II. intransitive verb (squabbled; squabbling) Date: 1604 to… … New Collegiate Dictionary
brawl — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fight, free for all; revel. See contention, amusement. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. fracas, row, melee, riot; see fight 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. fight, tussle, *scrap, donnybrook, *rumble,… … English dictionary for students
scold — I. noun Etymology: Middle English scald, scold, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skāld poet, skald, Icelandic skālda to make scurrilous verse Date: 12th century 1. a. one who scolds habitually or persistently b. a woman who… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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
Brawled — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Brawling — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
row — row1 /roh/, n. 1. a number of persons or things arranged in a line, esp. a straight line: a row of apple trees. 2. a line of persons or things so arranged: The petitioners waited in a row. 3. a line of adjacent seats facing the same way, as in a… … Universalium
