Skirmish

Noun

 * 1)  A brief battle between small groups, usually part of a longer or larger battle or war.
 * 2)  By extension, any minor dispute.
 * 3) A type of outdoor military style game using paintball or similar weapons.

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:fight
 * See also Thesaurus:dispute

Verb

 * 1) To engage in a minor battle or dispute

Thesaurus
action, aerial combat, affray, ambush, armored combat, assault, attack, battle, battle royal, box, brawl, broil, brush, bullfight, clash, clash of arms, close, cockfight, collide, combat, come to blows, conflict, confrontation, contend, contest, cut and thrust, dogfight, duel, embroilment, encounter, engagement, exchange blows, exchange of blows, fence, feud, fight, fight a duel, fire fight, fracas, fray, give and take, give satisfaction, grapple, grapple with, ground combat, hand-to-hand combat, hand-to-hand fight, house-to-house combat, jostle, joust, melee, mix it up, naval combat, passage of arms, pitched battle, quarrel, rassle, riot, rumble, run a tilt, run-in, running fight, scramble, scrap, scrimmage, scuffle, set-to, shoving match, showdown, spar, stand-up fight, street fight, strive, struggle, tauromachy, thrust and parry, tilt, tourney, tug-of-war, tussle, wage war, war, wrestle

Noun

 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 小衝突, 小冲突
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French:
 * German: Scharmützel, Geplänkel


 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 小競り合い
 * Portuguese: escaramuça
 * Russian:, ,
 * Spanish:, esenfrentamiento
 * Swedish:


 * Catalan:
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French:
 * German: Wortgeplänkel
 * German: Wortgeplänkel


 * Japanese: 小競り合い
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Spanish:

Verb

 * Catalan:
 * Finnish: ,


 * Japanese: 小競り合い
 * Spanish: escaramuzar