Definition of melee Melee

/mejˈlejˌ/ - [meyley] - me•lee

We found 8 definitions of melee from 5 different sources.

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What does melee mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: melees

melee - a noisy riotous fight
  scrimmage, battle royal
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • melee (Noun)
    Hand-to-hand combat; mano a mano .
  • melee (Noun)
    A naval or armor battle at an abnormally close range, extending even to disorganized crowds of people or traffic jams, using no ammunition.
  • melee (Noun)
    A noisy or heated fight, argument or scrap.
  • melee (Verb)
    To physically hit, as opposed to shooting or blow blowing up .

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • melee (n.)
    A fight in which the combatants are mingled in one confused mass; a hand to hand conflict; an affray.

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

  • melee
    (Fr.). A military term, which is used among the French to express the hurry and confusion of a battle. Mêlée corresponds with the English expression “thick of the fight.”

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