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Definition of brawl : 1. A noisy quarrel; loud, angry contention; a wrangle; a tumult; as, a drunken brawl.
2. To complain loudly; to scold.
3. To make a loud confused noise, as the water of a rapid stream running over stones.
4. To quarrel noisily and outrageously.

Synonyms:

doh, ut, bang, melee, donnybrook, bash, controversy, smash, rumble, belt, fray, do, ruction, contest, free-for-all, tumult, bitterness, affray, knock

enmity, squabble, contention, tension, difference, blast, hubbub, raucousness, collide, squall, riot, disagreement, clash, row, spar, disharmony, dissent, antipathy, clamor, antagonism, friction, harshness, feud, differ, antagonize, hostility, strife, warfare, altercate, collision, altercation, contend, discordancy, hassle, discord, animosity, bicker, dissension, conflict, disagree, dissidence, imbroglio, dissonance, cacophony

ferocity, insurrection, brutality, vandalism, commotion, frenzy, atrocity, outrage, broil, wildness, abuse, fracas, attack, barbarity, vehemence, thuggery, fierceness, violence, inhumanity, savagery, fight, terrorism, fury, assault, destructiveness, brutishness, torture, turmoil, rage, intensity, uproar

encounter, contrast, resist, quarrel, defend, confront, struggle, protest, vie, withstand, wrangle, wrestle, dispute, oppose, face, argue, stand

Usage examples:

• A bullet in a saloon brawl put an end to the cattle king, and now his home was a wreck of its former glory. - "Riders of the Silences", Max Brand.
• He frequently blew upon the burning spot in his flesh, over which a bit of cloth was wrapped, but curiosity concerning the result of this entertaining brawl was stronger than the wish to have it bandaged and healed. - "The Complete Historical Romances of Georg Ebers", Georg Ebers.
• And so Baron Brawl found, when on entering her drawing- room he told her that the fame of her charms had reached his ears, and that he was delighted to have an opportunity of making her acquaintance. - "The Bertrams", Anthony Trollope.