cut-and-thrust

• Nom désignant un combat rapproché mêlant coups tranchants et coups d'estoc, au couteau ou avec une arme similaire.

A noun referring to a type of close combat involving cutting and thrusting movements with a knife or similar weapon.

1. Knife fightingC1formal

   A type of close combat involving the use of knives, characterized by slashing and stabbing motions.

   Combat au couteau

   • The soldier trained in the art of cut-and-thrust.
   • Historical fencing often includes cut-and-thrust techniques.
   • The duel devolved into a brutal cut-and-thrust exchange.

2. Intense competition or debateC1informalbritish

   A situation characterized by vigorous, aggressive, and often competitive argument or rivalry.

   lutte acharnée

   • The cut-and-thrust of political debate can be exhausting.
   • She thrived in the cut-and-thrust of the business world.
   • The courtroom was filled with the cut-and-thrust of legal arguments.

   Synonymesrough-and-tumblesparringtusslewrangling