combat

Nouns

  • (n) an engagement fought between two military forces armed combat,
  • (n) the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
    • a fight broke out at the hockey game
    • there was fighting in the streets
    • the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap
    fighting, fight, scrap,

Verbs

  • (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
    • they battled over the budget
    battle,

Synonyms

armed combat battle fighting fight scrap

Words of close approximity

combo
combed comber
combatant combat area combat boot combat casualty combat ceiling combat fatigue combat injury combat intelligence combative combatively combativeness combat mission combat neurosis combat pay combat pilot combat-ready combat ship combat zone