A chaotic situation where some effort has gone thoroughly wrong; a fiasco or clusterfuck.
A tightly-packed crowd of people, especially photographers, journalists and cameramen, covering a news story.
Any confused, disorganised, disordered or chaotic situation.
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.
Lively contention or debate, skirmish.
A battle fought at close range, (especially) one not involving ranged weapons; hand-to-hand combat; brawling.
Small cut and polished gemstones sold in lots.
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.
Of a weapon: used in close-range combat.