brawled
past simple and past participle ofbrawl
brawl
verb[I]
uk/brɔːl/us/brɑːl/tofightin arough,noisy,uncontrolledway:
Theyoungmen had nothingbetterto do than brawl in thestreets.
to fight
- fightAll this is really not worth fighting over.
- scrapTwo boys were scrapping in the playground.
- brawlThe football hooligans are out brawling again.
- clashStudents clashed with police during demonstrations at five universities.
- struggleSome of the customers struggled with the robbers, but to no avail.
- come to blowsSupporters nearly came to blows with each other before the match.
Fighting
- a fight to the finishidiom
- bellicosity
- blood diamond
- blow
- boots on the groundidiom
- call to arms
- combat
- come close to blowsidiom
- conflict diamond
- grapple
- rout
- scrimmage
- shootout
- skirmish
- stoush
- tangle
- tangle withsomeone
- tilt
- toe
- turf war
Examplesofbrawled
brawled
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
In fact, much of the book is taken up with tales of brutal fights at fairs, racecourses, bars - anywhere travelling men met, argued andbrawled.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.After the show, members of the bandbrawledwith security staff.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The two superstarsbrawledearly into the match, but they then retrieved ladders and used them to their advantage.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.After the match, the two teamsbrawledbackstage.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Members of both gangsbrawledwith each other at the polls all day.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.During other fights, the pairbrawledoutdoors onto the street and into traffic.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The two wrestlersbrawled, using the ring steps and steel chairs.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The twobrawledoutside the ring and were counted-out, resulting in a no contest.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The twobrawledat ringside during the opening minutes.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Haze then ran out and the twobrawledtheir way to the back.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The teamsbrawledfor a full hour after the end of the second period.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The twobrawledoutside the ring.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They laterbrawledas the show ended.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.One of the very reasons why these two teams are arch rivals is because in 1983 and 1986 theybrawledwith each other, raising excitement among the fans.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Bothbrawledall over the arena.
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