melee

Etymology
Borrowed from, from , feminine past participle of , derived from. .

Noun

 * 1)  A battle fought at close range,  one not involving ranged weapons; hand-to-hand combat; brawling.
 * 2) A loud, confused or tumultuous fight, argument or scrap.
 * 3) Any confused, disorganised, disordered or chaotic situation.
 * 4) Lively contention or debate, skirmish.
 * 5)  A cavalry exercise in which two groups of riders try to cut paper plumes off the helmets of their opponents, the contest continuing until no member of one group retains his plume.
 * 6) Small cut and polished gemstones sold in lots.
 * 1) Lively contention or debate, skirmish.
 * 2)  A cavalry exercise in which two groups of riders try to cut paper plumes off the helmets of their opponents, the contest continuing until no member of one group retains his plume.
 * 3) Small cut and polished gemstones sold in lots.
 * 1) Small cut and polished gemstones sold in lots.

Translations

 * Arabic: شجار
 * Bulgarian: ръкопашен бой
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 近战
 * Czech:, ,
 * Danish: nærkamp
 * Finnish:, lähitaistelu
 * German:, , , , ,
 * Italian: combattimento corpo a corpo
 * Japanese: 接近戦
 * Maori: nonoketanga
 * Ottoman Turkish: پرخاش
 * Polish: walka wręcz
 * Portuguese: combate corpo-a-corpo
 * Russian: ,
 * Serbo-Croatian: borba prsa o prsa
 * Slovak: potýčka, bitka
 * Swedish: ,


 * Czech: šarvátka,
 * Danish:, sammenstød
 * German:
 * Serbo-Croatian: borba prsa u prsa
 * Slovak: šarvátka, potýčka


 * Czech: ,
 * German:, , , , ,
 * Russian:
 * Slovak: mela


 * Czech:
 * German:, ,
 * Russian:
 * Slovak:

Verb

 * 1)  To physically hit in close quarters, as opposed to shooting, blowing up, or other ranged means of damage. Often refers to the usage of a hand-to-hand weapon.

Adjective

 * 1)  Of a weapon: used in close-range combat.