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n. Confused, hand-to-hand fighting in a pitched battle.

n. A violent free-for-all. See Synonyms at brawl.

n. A confused tumultuous mingling, as of a crowd: the rush-hour melee.

n. Hand-to-hand combat; mano a mano.

n. A naval or armor battle at an abnormally close range, extending even to disorganized crowds of people or traffic jams, using no ammunition.

n. A noisy or heated fight, argument or scrap

v. to physically hit, as opposed to shooting or blowing up.

"Melee: Pistols may be used as saps and muskets as clubs in melee combat, but they are reasonably fragile and whenever you roll a natural 1 on the attack roll the weapon is broken."

disturbance   

balaklava mêlée   

affray    fight   

disarray    butchery    carnage    firefight    clamor