combat — meaning in English
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English meaning
- combat noun Fighting between armed opponents, especially as part of a war.
- fight verb To engage in physical combat or violence with someone.
- fray verb To wear away at the edges through rubbing, so that threads separate.
- grapple verb To struggle hard with a difficult problem or situation.
- struggle verb To make a strong, difficult effort to do, achieve, or overcome something.
- warfare noun The act of fighting a war, or armed conflict between opposing forces.
Senses
combat is used for these senses in English:
- combat A battle, a fight (often one in which weapons are used).
- fight An occasion of fighting.
- fight (archaic) A battle between opposing armies.
- fight (sports) A boxing or martial arts match.
- fight A conflict, possibly nonphysical, with opposing ideas or forces; strife.
- fray (countable) A noisy commotion, especially resulting from fighting; a brawl, a fight; also, a loud quarrel.
- grapple A close hand-to-hand struggle.
- struggle (figurative) Strife, contention, great effort.
combat — full definition
- noun Fighting between armed opponents, especially as part of a war.
- verb To actively fight against or work to reduce something harmful.
fight — full definition
- verb To engage in physical combat or violence with someone.
- verb To struggle or campaign strongly for or against something.
- noun An instance of physical combat or a violent confrontation.
- noun A conflict, argument, or contest, not necessarily physical.
- noun The determination or spirit needed to keep struggling.