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skirmish

/ skirmish /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
engage in a skirmish
Type of:
fight struggle
Derived:
skirmisher brush clash encounter
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
noun Sense 2
a minor short-term fight
Type of:
fight fighting combat
Kinds of:
contretemps
Derived:
meet encounter play take on
Semantic Complexity
22%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
14
Times Searched
2
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fight struggle fighting combat contretemps