11/03/2007

brawl

1. A noisy quarrel or fight.

2. A loud party.

3. A loud, roaring noise.

4. To quarrel or fight noisily.

5. To flow noisily, as water.

Initial investigations revealed that the incident could have been the result of a brawl between the personnel from an India Reserved Battalion.

devastate

1. To lay waste; destroy.

2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark.

confront

1. To come face to face with, especially with defiance or hostility: I wish to confront my accuser in a court of law.

2. To bring face to face with: The defendant was confronted with incontrovertible evidence of guilt.

3. To come up against; encounter: confronted danger at every turn.