Skirmish: alternatives and connections

To struggle or contend, as with an opposing force; to fight.

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To strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.

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To strive or contend for victory, with armies or in single combat; to attempt to defeat, subdue, or destroy an enemy, either by blows or weapons; to…

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of Fight

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Something scraped off; hence, a small piece; a bit; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.

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To strive, or to make efforts, with a twisting, or with contortions of the body.

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An unexpected and untoward accident; something inopportune or embarrassing; a hitch.

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One who skirmishes.

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One who skirmishes.

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An instrument composed of bristles, or other like material, set in a suitable back or handle, as of wood, bone, or ivory, and used for various purpos…

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To make a noise by striking against something; to dash noisily together.

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To come against face to face; to meet; to confront, either by chance, suddenly, or deliberately; especially, to meet in opposition or with hostile in…

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