street fight
Sidewalk throwing punches
A street fight is an unorganized physical altercation in a public place, typically between individuals without formal rules or referees.
Unlike boxing or martial arts matches, street fights are spontaneous and often brutal: The argument escalated into a street fight.
The term extends to any fierce, no-holds-barred confrontation: The campaign turned into a political street fight.
- fistfightHand-to-hand combat
- throwing handsEngaging in fisticuffs
- scuffleBrief disorderly struggle
- brawlDisorderly group fight
- donnybrookRowdy public brawl
melee · fisticuffs · slugfest · aggression · assault · cheap shot · self-defense · altercation · tussle · turf war · rumble · fracas · sucker punch · curb stomp · skirmish · bare-knuckle · battery · criminal charges
- action genresmartial arts, kung fu, spy, western, war films
- fightsbrawl, scuffle, scrap, tussle, fistfight
- fistfightspunch, jab, uppercut, haymaker, right hook
- combatbattle, combat, unarmed combat, grappling, close combat
- attacksattack, assault, raid, strike, offensive
- misdemeanorsmisdemeanor, petty theft, disorderly conduct, public intoxication, petty larceny
street fightboxing match
Scheduled combat between pugilists
title fight · championship bout · UFC fight · prize fight · exhibition match
street fightpeaceful resolution
Conflict ended without violence
mediation · diplomatic resolution · negotiation · reconciliation · truce