Thesaurus: affray

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1. v. t. To startle from quiet; to alarm.
2. v. t. To frighten; to scare; to frighten away.
3. v. t. The act of suddenly disturbing any one; an assault or attack.
4. v. t. Alarm; terror; fright.
5. v. t. A tumultuous assault or quarrel; a brawl; a fray.
6. v. t. The fighting of two or more persons, in a public place, to the terror of others.
7. n. noisy quarrel
8. n. a noisy fight
9. The fighting of two or more persons, in a public place, to theterror of others. Blackstone.
10. n. noisy quarrel n. a noisy fight