Thesaurus: skirmish

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1. v. i. To fight slightly or in small parties; to engage in a skirmish or skirmishes; to act as skirmishers.
2. v. i. A slight fight in war; a light or desultory combat between detachments from armies, or between detached and small bodies of troops.
3. v. i. A slight contest.
4. n. a minor short-term fight
5. v. engage in a skirmish
6. To fight slightly or in small parties; to engage in a skirmish or skirmishes; to act as skirmishers. 1. A slight fight in war; a light or desultory combat between detachments from armies, or between detached and small bodies of troops. 2. A slight contest. They never meet but there's a skirmish of wit. Shak.
7. To fight slightly or in small parties; to engage in a skirmishor skirmishes; to act as skirmishers.
8. v:7/n:93 v. engage in a skirmish