Definitions for Combatkəmˈbæt, ˈkɒm bæt; ˈkɒm bæt

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

com•batkəmˈbæt, ˈkɒm bæt; ˈkɒm bæt(v.; n.)-bat•ed, -bat•ing; -bat•ted, -bat•ting

  1. (v.t.)to fight or contend against; oppose vigorously:

    to combat crime.

  2. (v.i.)to battle; contend:

    to combat with disease.

  3. (n.)active, armed fighting with enemy forces.

    Category: Military

  4. a fight, struggle, or controversy, as between two persons, teams, or ideas.

Origin of combat:

1535–45; < MF combat (n.), combattre (v.) < LL combattere < L com-+battuere to strike, beat


Princeton's WordNet

  1. combat, armed combat(noun)

    an engagement fought between two military forces

  2. fight, fighting, combat, scrap(verb)

    the act of fighting; any contest or struggle


  3. battle, combat(verb)

    battle or contend against in or as if in a battle


Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. combat(noun)əmˈbæt, ˈkɒm bæt; n. ˈkɒm bæt

    fighting in a war

    armed combat; troops dying in combat

  2. combat(verb)əmˈbæt, ˈkɒm bæt; n. ˈkɒm bæt

    to try to prevent

    the use of exercise to combat stress


  1. combat(Noun)


  2. combat(Verb)

    To fight; to struggle for victory

Webster Dictionary

  1. Combat(verb)

    to struggle or contend, as with an opposing force; to fight

  2. Combat(verb)


  3. Combat(noun)

    a fight; a contest of violence; a struggle for supremacy

  4. Combat(noun)

    an engagement of no great magnitude; or one in which the parties engaged are not armies


  1. Combat

    Combat or fighting is a purposeful violent conflict meant to weaken, or establish dominance over the opposition, or to kill the opposition, or drive the opposition away from a location where it is not wanted or needed. The term combat typically refers to armed conflict between military forces in warfare, whereas the more general term "fighting" can refer to any violent conflict between individuals or nations. Combat violence can be unilateral, whereas fighting implies at least a defensive reaction. However, the terms are often used synonymously along with the term "Battle Ready". A large-scale fight is known as a battle. Combat may take place under a specific set of rules or be unregulated. Examples of rules include the Geneva Conventions, medieval Chivalry, the Marquess of Queensberry rules and several forms of combat sports. Combat in war fare involves two or more opposing military organizations, usually fighting for nations at war. Warfare falls under the laws of war, which govern its purposes and conduct, and protect the rights of soldiers and non-combatants.

Translations for Combat

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary


(an act of) fighting

The two knights met each other in single combat.

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