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SETTO
(SET-too)
Set-to:
A brief, usually heated conflict or argument
Common
clues: Brief
brawl; Fight; Rhubarb; Spat; Melee; Fistfight; Quick squabble;
Altercation; Fracas; Brief tussle; Brouhaha; Heated conflict;
Row; Dustup; Scrap
Crossword
puzzle frequency:
5 times a year
Video: Geraldo
Rivera breaks his nose in skinhead brawl
Street
fighting is a colloquial term used to denote unsanctioned,
usually illegal, hand-to-hand fighting in public places, between
individuals or groups of people.
Unlike
sport fighting, a street fight might involve weapons, multiple
opponents or revenge and has no rules. The venue is usually a
public place, e.g. a street, and the fight often results in a
serious injury or even death.
Penguins
in a bit of a fracas
The
main difference between street fighting and self-defense is, that
a street fight is avoidable, whereas a self-defense situation is
not. A typical scenario might involve two men arguing in a bar,
then one suggests stepping outside where the fight commences.
Thus, it is often possible to avoid the fight by backing off,
while in self-defense, a person will not know they are about to
be attacked until it happens.
In
the martial arts community, street fighting and self-defense are
often considered synonymous.
This
article is licensed under the GNU
Free Documentation License.
It uses material from the Wikipedia
article "Street_fighting".
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