Melee

Quick meaning: Melee is a noun meaning (especially military, gaming) A battle fought at close range, (especially) one not involving ranged weapons; hand-to-hand combat; brawling.

Meaning

(especially military, gaming) A battle fought at close range, (especially) one not involving ranged weapons; hand-to-hand combat; brawling.

More Meanings

1. A loud, confused or tumultuous fight, argument or scrap.
2. Any confused, disorganised, disordered or chaotic situation.
3. Lively contention or debate, skirmish.
4. Small cut and polished gemstones sold in lots.
5. (gaming, usually capitalized) The video game Super Smash Bros. Melee.
6. (military, historical) 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.
7. (video games, slang) 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.

Example Sentences

A melee weapon is used to attack a target within 5 feet of you, whereas a ranged weapon is used to attack a target at a distance.

Honestly, a lot of what this episode did right had more to do with the scenes that surrounded the enormous melee than those hyper-edited clashes of swords.

Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver said Tuesday that the federal assault charges filed against her a day earlier related to a chaotic melee outside an Immigration Customs and Enforcement detention facility are “absurd.”

The ball did not appear to cross the line, a view supported by television replays as Blues captain John Terry also joined the melee, but referee Atkinson awarded the goal - to the obvious anger of Spurs and their management team.

Word Forms

• melees
• meleeing
• meleed

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include scuffle, scramble, donnybrook, fracas, huddle, shuffle.

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