A struggle or contest; conflict; especially between the protagonist and antagonist in a literary work.
A contest in ancient Greece, as in athletics or music, in which prizes were awarded.
A two-player board game played on a hexagonally-tiled board, popular in Victorian times.
An intellectual conflict or apparent competition of ideas.
Lively contention or debate, skirmish.
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.
A loud, confused or tumultuous fight, argument or scrap.
A battle fought at close range, (especially) one not involving ranged weapons; hand-to-hand combat; brawling.
Any confused, disorganised, disordered or chaotic situation.
Small cut and polished gemstones sold in lots.
Of a weapon: used in close-range combat.
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.