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melee

/ˈmeɪ.leɪ/

Translations

meleenoun

melees

/ˈmeɪ.leɪ/

схватка

The melee in the marketplace caused chaos.

Схватка на рынке вызвала хаос.

драка

A melee broke out at the concert.

На концерте началась драка.

рукопашная

The soldiers were trained in melee combat.

Солдаты были обучены рукопашному бою.

Additional translations

Synonyms

meleeverb

meleed

Past Simple

meleed

Past Participle

meleeing

Gerund

Used chiefly in gaming slang to mean ‘to attack with a melee strike’; can be transitive or intransitive.

Synonyms

meleeadjective

/ˈmeleɪ/

/ˈmeɪleɪ/

Used mainly attributively before nouns (e.g., "melee weapon"), seldom in predicative position.

Synonyms

Definitions

meleenoun

A confused fight or scuffle involving many people.

The concert turned into a melee when fans rushed the stage.

A chaotic and noisy situation or scene.

The marketplace was a melee of shouting vendors and haggling customers.

Close-quarters combat, especially with handheld weapons rather than ranged weapons.

The warrior excelled in melee and preferred swords to bows.

meleeverb

To strike or attack (an opponent) at close quarters with a melee attack, especially in video games.

If the enemy gets too close, just melee them to conserve ammunition.

meleeadjective

Relating to or designed for close-quarters combat.

Melee weapons such as clubs and daggers are ineffective at long range.