melee C2 Topic:War & Conflict US /ˈmeɪˌleɪ/ UK /ˈmɛˌleɪ/ See IPA manual Freq #41584 Meanings 1 verb to attack with the hands or handheld not projectile weapon, typically in video games I meleed my friend ten times in a row. 2 noun A battle fought at close range, (especially) one not involving ranged weapons; hand-to-hand combat; brawling. Honestly, a lot of what this episode did right had more to do with the scenes that surrounded the enormous melee than those hyper-edited clashes of swords. 3 noun A loud, confused or tumultuous fight, argument or scrap. The ball did not appear to cross the line, a view supported by television replays as Blues captain John Terry also joined the melee, but referee Atkinson awarded the goal - to the obvious anger of Spurs and their management team. 4 adj Of a weapon: used in close-range combat, e.g. a sword. Compare with ranged. A melee weapon is used to attack a target within 5 feet of you, whereas a ranged weapon is used to attack a target at a distance. Etymology Borrowed from French mêlée, from Old French meslee, feminine past participle of mesler (“to mix”), derived from Latin misceō (“mix”). Doublet of medley. Topics War & Conflict External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # melee **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb, noun, adj **IPA (US):** /ˈmeɪˌleɪ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmɛˌleɪ/ **Frequency rank:** 41584 ## Meanings 1. to attack with the hands or handheld not projectile weapon, typically in video games 2. A battle fought at close range, (especially) one not involving ranged weapons; hand-to-hand combat; brawling. 3. A loud, confused or tumultuous fight, argument or scrap. 4. Of a weapon: used in close-range combat, e.g. a sword. Compare with ranged. ## Examples - I meleed my friend ten times in a row. - Honestly, a lot of what this episode did right had more to do with the scenes that surrounded the enormous melee than those hyper-edited clashes of swords. - The ball did not appear to cross the line, a view supported by television replays as Blues captain John Terry also joined the melee, but referee Atkinson awarded the goal - to the obvious anger of Spurs and their management team. - A melee weapon is used to attack a target within 5 feet of you, whereas a ranged weapon is used to attack a target at a distance. ## Etymology Borrowed from French mêlée, from Old French meslee, feminine past participle of mesler (“to mix”), derived from Latin misceō (“mix”). Doublet of medley. ## Topics - War & Conflict markdown