skirmish

[1]	fight , clash , struggle , battle , tussle , clash

[1]	brush , fight , encounter , clash , encounter , fray , brush , clash , engagement , confrontation , showdown , combat , battle , conflict , struggle , set-to , contest , scrimmage , fracas , tussle , , (Law) affray , (Colloq) scrap , dust-up , (Brit) scrum