Clash - Brawl - Struggle - Scuffle
These are all words for a situation in which people try to defeat each other using physical force.
Fight a situation in which two or more people try to defeat each other using physical force: He got into a fight with a man in the bar.
Clash (Journalism) a short fight between two groups of people: Clashes broke out between police and demonstrators.
Brawl a noisy and violent fight involving a group of people, usually in a public place: A drunken brawl in a bar.
Struggle a fight between two people or groups of people, especially when one of them is trying to escape, or to get sth from the other: There were no signs of a struggle at the murder scene.
Scuffle a short and not very violent fight or struggle: He was involved in a scuffle with a photographer.
PATTERNS
*a fight/clash/brawl/struggle/scuffle over sth
*in a fight/brawl/struggle/scuffle
*a violent fight/clash/struggle
*to be in/get into/be involved in a fight/dash/brawl/ scuffle
*a fight/clash/brawl/scuffle breaks out
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