set-to

• Nom désignant une brève mais vive altercation, querelle ou bagarre.

A noun referring to a brief but vigorous fight or argument.

1. Brief fight or argumentC1informalbritish

   A short, often intense physical fight or verbal argument.

   prise de bec / empoignade

   • The two men had a set-to outside the pub.
   • Their disagreement quickly turned into a set-to.
   • The neighbors had a set-to over the fence.

   Synonymesaltercationargumentbrawlclashfightquarrelrowscrapskirmishspattiff

   Antonymespeacereconciliation