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skirmish

('sk/[@]/rm/I//S/ )

a minor short-term fight(noun.act)

Synonym:
brush, clash, encounter

source: wordnet30
A slight fight in war; a light or desultory combat between detachments from armies, or between detached and small bodies of troops.(noun)

source: webster1913

engage in a skirmish(verb.competition)

source: wordnet30
To fight slightly or in small parties; to engage in a skirmish or skirmishes; to act as skirmishers.(verb)

source: webster1913

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