Skirmish — Defs

01 v. i. To fight slightly or in small parties; to engage in a skirmish or skirmishes; to act as skirmishers.

imp. & p. p. Skirmished; p. pr. & vb. n. Skirmishing

1.
To fight slightly or in small parties; to engage in a skirmish or skirmishes; to act as skirmishers.

02 n. A slight fight in war; a light or desultory combat between detachments from armies, or between detached and small bodies of troops.

1.
A slight fight in war; a light or desultory combat between detachments from armies, or between detached and small bodies of troops.
2.
A slight contest.
“They never meet but there's a skirmish of wit.” — Shak.