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skirmish

[ skur-mish ]

noun

  1. Military. a fight between small bodies of troops, especially advanced or outlying detachments of opposing armies.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. any brisk conflict or encounter:

    She had a skirmish with her landlord about the rent.



verb (used without object)

  1. to engage in a skirmish.

skirmish

/ ˈ²õ°ìɜ˳¾ÉªÊƒ /

noun

  1. a minor short-lived military engagement
  2. any brisk clash or encounter, usually of a minor nature
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. introften foll bywith to engage in a skirmish
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²õ°ì¾±°ù³¾¾±²õ³ó±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ°ì¾±°ùm¾±²õ³ó·±ð°ù noun
  • ´Ç³Ü³Ùî€È´°ì¾±°ùm¾±²õ³ó verb (used with object)
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of skirmish1

1300–50; (noun) Middle English skirmysshe < Old French eskirmiss-, long stem of eskirmir < Germanic (compare Old High German skirman ); replacing Middle English scarmouche < Old French escaramoucher ( Scaramouch ); (v.) late Middle English scarmuchen, scarmusshen to skirmish, Middle English skirmisshen to brandish a weapon < Old French escar ( a ) mucher to skirmish; vowels influenced by Old French eskirmiss-
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of skirmish1

C14: from Old French eskirmir, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German skirmen to defend
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But his team halted its plan to double US tariffs on imports of Canadian steel and aluminium to 50%, only hours after threatening America's northern neighbour in another skirmish in their trade war.

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Throughout the film and its many skirmishes, Marvin clutches that award to him for dear life, like a cat with a kicker toy.

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It takes three days from the country's commercial hub Yangon – through multiple checkpoints, blocked roads and a real risk of getting caught in armed skirmishes.

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This week's trade dramas are just early skirmishes.

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The recent skirmishes have forced emergency response rooms to shut several health centres, affecting the provision of medical services to thousands of residents.

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