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melee
1[ mey-ley, mey-ley, mel-ey ]
noun
- a confused hand-to-hand fight or struggle among several people.
- confusion; turmoil; jumble:
the melee of Christmas shopping.
adjective
- Games. of or relating to close-range or hand-to-hand combat, especially in video games and role-playing games, but also in some other tabletop games: You can choose any melee weapon type, but most players prefer daggers since the polearm was nerfed in an expansion last year.
I don't enjoy playing melee jobs like Monk or Warrior—I prefer to snipe from afar with an archer or even a mage.
You can choose any melee weapon type, but most players prefer daggers since the polearm was nerfed in an expansion last year.
melee
2[ mey-ley, mey-ley ]
noun
- a group of diamonds, each weighing less than 0.25 carat.
melee
/ ˈmɛleɪ /
noun
- a noisy riotous fight or brawl
Word History and Origins
Origin of melee2
Word History and Origins
Origin of melee1
Example Sentences
Of course, Ohio State didn’t help its cause by losing the rivalry game to Michigan and having a postgame melee break out on its home field.
That melee started after prisoners brewed up a batch of contraband alcohol known as pruno, according to a law enforcement report reviewed by The Times.
Instead, they were convicted of seditious conspiracy and other felonies for organising the melee.
By about 1:45 a.m., several mobile response squads waded into the melee to try to separate protesters and counterprotesters who’d converged near a flagpole.
Holly had 36 knife injuries, the blade snapping in the melee, and another boy who tried to pull MacPhail away was stabbed.
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