combat
1. combat (n)
an engagement fought between two military forces.
2. combat (v)
battle or contend against in or as if in a battle. "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq". "We must combat the prejudices against other races".
3. combat (n)
the act of fighting.
Words derived from combat
battle, combat, battle, conflict, engagement, fight, battle, conflict, struggle, armed combat, combat, combat, fight, fighting, scrap, battler, belligerent, combatant, fighter, scrapper, altercate, argufy, dispute, quarrel, scrap, contend, fight, struggle, battle, combat
combat is related to the topic
armed forces, armed forces, armed services, armed services, military, military, military machine, military machine, war machine, war machine
combat is an instance of
battle, conflict, engagement, fight, contend, fight, struggle, battle, conflict, struggle
Word and things that fall within combat
belligerency, hostilities, trench warfare, aggression, dogfight, wrestle, gunfight, gunplay, shootout, brush, clash, encounter, skirmish, close-quarter fighting, dogfight, fencing, in-fighting, set-to, impact, shock, dogfight, hassle, rough-and-tumble, scuffle, tussle, affaire d'honneur, duel, fistfight, fisticuffs, slugfest, banging, battering, beating, whipping, affray, disturbance, fray, ruffle, brawl, free-for-all, cut-and-thrust, knife fight, snickersnee, gang fight, rumble, single combat
Parts of or members of combat
blow