Affray (original) (raw)
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A noisy fight
Synonyms:
affray; disturbance; fray; ruffle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("affray" is a kind of...):
combat; fight; fighting; scrap (the act of fighting; any contest or struggle)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Noisy quarrel
Synonyms:
affray; altercation; fracas
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("affray" is a kind of...):
dustup; quarrel; row; run-in; words; wrangle (an angry dispute)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "affray"):
batrachomyomachia (a silly altercation)