Definition of Combat

1. Verb. Battle or contend against in or as if in a battle. "Sam cannot combat Sue "; "They battled over the budget"

Exact synonyms: Battle
Generic synonyms: Contend, Fight, Struggle
Specialized synonyms: Dogfight, Wrestle
Derivative terms: Battle, Battle, Battler, Combatant, Combatant, Combative

2. Noun. An engagement fought between two military forces.
Exact synonyms: Armed Combat
Generic synonyms: Battle, Conflict, Engagement, Fight
Specialized synonyms: Belligerency, Hostilities, Trench Warfare, Aggression
Group relationships: War, Warfare
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine

3. Noun. The act of fighting; any contest or struggle. "The unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"

Definition of Combat

1. v. i. To struggle or contend, as with an opposing force; to fight.

2. v. t. To fight with; to oppose by force, argument, etc.; to contend against; to resist.

3. n. A fight; a contest of violence; a struggle for supremacy.

Definition of Combat

1. Noun. A battle, a fight (often one in which weapons are used); a struggle for victory. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To fight; to struggle for victory ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Combat

1. to fight against [v -BATED, -BATING, -BATS or -BATTED, -BATTING, -BATS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Combat

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comb-jellies
comb-jelly
comb-out
comb-over
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comb jellies
comb jelly
comb out
comb over
comb plate
comb through
combability
combable
combat (current term)
combat-ready
combat area
combat armor suit
combat armor suits
combat armour suit
combat armour suits
combat boot
combat casualty
combat ceiling
combat disorders
combat exhaustion
combat fatigue
combat fatigues
combat injury

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