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Noun: skirmish  skurmish
  1. A minor short-term fight
    - brush, clash, encounter
Verb: skirmish  skurmish
  1. Engage in a skirmish

Derived forms: skirmishes, skirmished, skirmishing

See also: skirmisher

Type of: combat, contend, fight, fighting, scrap, struggle

Encyclopedia: Skirmish