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MÈlÈe vs Barney - What's the difference?

mÈlÈe | barney |

As nouns the difference between mÈlÈe and barney

is that mÈlÈe is hand-to-hand combat; mano a mano while barney is a noisy argument.

As verbs the difference between mÈlÈe and barney

is that mÈlÈe is to physically hit, as opposed to shooting or blowing up while barney is to argue, to quarrel.

As a proper noun Barney is

a given name derived from surnames, and a diminutive of Barnabas, Barnaby, Bernard, or Barnett.

mÈlÈe

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Noun

(en noun)
  • 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
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    Verb

    (d)
  • (video games, slang) to physically hit, as opposed to shooting or blowing up.

    • barney

    Translingual

    Proper noun

    (mul-proper noun)
  • A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist E.E. Barney (fl. 1877-79).

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