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- Dictionarymelee/ˈmɛleɪ/
noun
- 1. a confused fight or scuffle: "several people were hurt in the melee"
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The meaning of MELEE is a confused struggle; especially : a hand-to-hand fight among several people. How to use melee in a sentence. Melee Has French Roots
a situation that is confused and not under control, esp. a fight involving a number of people: A melee erupted in the stands near the end of the game.
Melee definition: a confused hand-to-hand fight or struggle among several people.. See examples of MELEE used in a sentence.
me·lee. (mā′lā′, mā-lā′) also mê·lée (mĕ-lā′) n. 1. A confused struggle or fight at close quarters. See Synonyms at brawl. 2. A confused tumultuous mingling, as of a crowd: the rush-hour melee. [French mêlée, from Old French meslee, past participle of mesler, to mix; see meddle .]
A melee (⫽ ˈ m eɪ l eɪ ⫽ or ⫽ ˈ m ɛ l eɪ ⫽, French: mêlée, (French:)) or pell-mell is disorganized hand-to-hand combat in battles fought at abnormally close range with little central control once it starts.
A melee is a noisy free-for-all or rowdy fight — a no holds barred, battle royal, if you will. It's what pro wrestlers engage in every night, and shoppers endure at the toy store every holiday season.
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A naval or armor battle at an abnormally close range, extending even to disorganized crowds of people or traffic jams, using no ammunition. melee noun. A noisy or heated fight, argument or scrap. Etymology: Borrowed from mêlée, from meslee, feminine past participle of mesler, derived from misceo.
noun A naval or armor battle at an abnormally close range, extending even to disorganized crowds of people or traffic jams, using no ammunition. noun A noisy or heated fight, argument or scrap. verb video games, slang to physically hit, as opposed to shooting or blowing up. Etymologies.
Melee, generally refers to disorganized close combat involving a group of fighters. A melee ensues when groups become locked together in combat with no regard to group tactics or fighting as an organized unit; each participant fights as an individual. Read more.
