Melee vs Amok - What's the difference?
melee | amok |
Hand-to-hand combat; .
A naval or armor battle at an abnormally close range, extending even to disorganized crowds of people or traffic jams, using no ammunition.
A noisy or heated fight, argument or scrap
* {{quote-news
, year=2012
, date=April 15
, author=Phil McNulty
, title=Tottenham 1-5 Chelsea
, work=BBC
(video games, slang) to physically hit, as opposed to shooting or blowing up.
Out of control, especially when armed and dangerous
In a frenzy of violence, or on a killing spree; berserk
One who runs amok; in Malay and Moro/Philippine culture, one who attempts to kill many others, especially expecting that they will be killed themselves.
As nouns the difference between melee and amok
is that melee is hand-to-hand combat; mano a mano while amok is one who runs amok; in Malay and Moro/Philippine culture, one who attempts to kill many others, especially expecting that they will be killed themselves.As a verb melee
is to physically hit, as opposed to shooting or blowing up.As an adverb amok is
out of control, especially when armed and dangerous.melee
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(en noun)citation, page= , passage=The ball did not appear to cross the line, a view supported by television replays as Blues captain John Terry also joined the melee , but referee Atkinson awarded the goal - to the obvious anger of Spurs and their management team.}}
