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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.
of or relating to close-range or hand-to-hand combat, especially in video games and role-playing games, but also in some other tabletop games: You can choose any melee weapon type, but most players prefer daggers since the polearm was nerfed in an expansion last year.
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.
1. countable noun [usually singular] A melee is a noisy confusing fight between the people in a crowd. [written] A policeman was killed and scores of people were injured in the melee. Synonyms: fight, fray, brawl, skirmish More Synonyms of melee. 2. singular noun. A melee of things is a large, confusing, disorganized group of them. [written]
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.
Definition of melee noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
MELEE definition: a situation where many people are behaving in a noisy, confused, and sometimes violent way: . Learn more.
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 .]
Noun. Verb. Filter. noun. A noisy, confused fight or hand-to-hand struggle among a number of people. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A confused conflict or mixture. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Hand-to-hand combat; mano a mano. Wiktionary.
