<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>a public fight; a noisy quarrel; brawl.</li><li>Synonyms: melee, altercation, fracas, row.</li><li>Law: the fighting of two or more persons in a public place.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb:</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) Archaic: to frighten.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>