5
tilt(noun, verb, meet, attack, fight)
5
wage war(verb, expression, idiom, meet, attack)
4
aggression(noun, charge, strike, offensive, violence)
4
altercation(noun, action, fight, dispute, challenge)
4
argue(verb, meet, oppose, fight, dispute)
4
assault(noun, verb, meet, attack, fight)
4
blow
4
bout(noun, action, meet, attack, fight)
4
box(verb, meet, attack, fight, dispute)
4
clang(noun, smash, crash, clatter, clank)
4
disagreement(noun, action, fight, dispute, conflict)
4
disturbance
4
dogfight(noun, action, fight, dispute, conflict)
4
exchange blows(verb, expression, idiom, meet, attack)
4
jostle(verb, meet, oppose, fight, dispute)
4
riot(noun, action, fight, dispute, smash)
4
ruckus(noun, action, fight, dispute, conflict)
4
rumble(noun, action, fight, dispute, challenge)
4
scramble(noun, contention)
4
showdown(noun, fight, dispute, smash, conflict)
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