Duel and Scuffle

Duel

Duel noun - An earnest effort for superiority or victory over another.

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Scuffle and duel are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scuffle" instead the word "Duel" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: duelling, dueling, duelist, dueler, duellist

Scuffle noun - A physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups.

Usage example: several chairs were knocked over in the scuffle

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Duel and scuffle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Duel" instead the word "Scuffle" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: scuffled, scuffling

brief	brief duel	brief scuffle
friendly	friendly duel	friendly scuffle
violent	violent duel	violent scuffle
intense	intense duel	intense scuffle
Other adjectives: little, quick, major, last, previous, ensuing, climactic.

Let's say you, the average fire mage get into a bit of a scuffle and find yourself in a duel to the death.

Source: Elemental Ignorance
The New Adventures: Shin is an application of this trope because "shin" is Japanese for "new" Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: After a scuffle with Lu Cain and his Demon Death Platoon and a duel with Master Asia, the cave fell apart as a result of the fighting.

Source: Video Game / Shin Super Robot Wars
Good Old Fashioned Fisticuffs: The film is unusual for being the only Star Wars movie with not one but two fight scenes where characters use unarmed combat (Obi-Wan against Grievous on Utapau, and Anakin and Obi-Wan scuffle a little in their duel on Mustafar).

Source: Film / Revenge of the Sith