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Free-for-all   /fri-fɔr-ɔl/   Listen
Free-for-all

noun
1.
A noisy fight in a crowd.  Synonym: brawl.






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"Free-for-all" Quotes from Famous Books



... longer was he to remain "sitting on the fence," without feeling he had any particular interest in the game. Circumstances had managed it so that he could now enter the free-for-all race, and take his place ...
— Fred Fenton Marathon Runner - The Great Race at Riverport School • Allen Chapman

... shove him from his position and to hold it successfully against all comers themselves. The game, if played fairly, simply consists in fair pulls and pushes without grasping clothing, but if played roughly it is almost a "free-for-all" fight. ...
— Outdoor Sports and Games • Claude H. Miller

... man. When I discovered my mistake—the Prince of Wales being a mere stripling—I was so disappointed that I couldn't help mentioning the fact. Then several of us American boys expressed our belief that a prince wasn't much after all! One boy got well whipped for this and there was a free-for-all fight. The Canucks attacked the Yankee boys and, as they greatly outnumbered us, we were all badly licked and I got a black eye. This always prejudiced me against that kind ...
— Radio Boys Cronies • Wayne Whipple and S. F. Aaron



Words linked to "Free-for-all" :   scrap, fight, fighting, combat, brawl



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