combat | ||
1. | [ noun ] (military) an engagement fought between two military forces | |
Synonyms: | armed_combat | |
Related terms: | battle aggression hostility war military | |
2. | [ verb ] (military) battle or contend against in or as if in a battle | |
Synonyms: | battle | |
Examples: | "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Nothern Iraq" "We must combat the prejudices against other races" "they battled over the budget" |
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Related terms: | fight wrestle dogfight fight battle conflict combatant | |
3. | [ noun ] the act of fighting; any contest or struggle | |
Synonyms: | fight fighting scrap | |
Examples: | "a fight broke out at the hockey game" "there was fighting in the streets" "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap" |
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Related terms: | conflict brush hassle shock beating gunfight battering fistfight duel affray in-fighting knife_fight brawl dogfight fencing rumble set-to blow fight quarrel | |
Similar spelling: |
combative combatant comb-out comb_out Conepatus combed |