combat (redirected from combats)

com·bat  (km-bt, kmbt)

v. com·bat·ed or com·bat·ted, com·bat·ing or com·bat·ting, com·bats

v.tr.

1. To oppose in battle; fight against.

2. To oppose vigorously; struggle against. See Synonyms at oppose.

v.intr.

To engage in fighting; contend or struggle.

n. (kmbt)

Fighting, especially armed battle; strife. See Synonyms at conflict.

adj. (kmbt)

1. Of or relating to combat: flew 50 combat missions.

2. Intended for use or deployment in combat: combat boots; combat troops.

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[French combattre, from Old French, from Late Latin combattere : Latin com-, com- + Latin battere, to beat (alteration of battuere).]

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combat

Noun

a fight or struggle

Verb

[-bating, -bated]

to fight: a coordinated approach to combating the growing drugs problem [Latin com- with + battuere to beat]

combative adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	combat - an engagement fought between two military forces armed combat battle, engagement, fight, conflict - a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement" hostilities, belligerency - fighting; acts of overt warfare; "the outbreak of hostilities" trench warfare - a type of armed combat in which the opposing troops fight from trenches that face each other; "instead of the war ending quickly, it became bogged down in trench warfare" war, warfare - the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war" aggression - the act of initiating hostilities armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
	2.	combat - 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 gunfight, gunplay, shootout - a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten conflict, struggle, battle - an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs" encounter, skirmish, clash, brush - a minor short-term fight close-quarter fighting - hand-to-hand fighting at close quarters dogfight - a violent fight between dogs (sometimes organized illegally for entertainment and gambling) fencing - the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules) in-fighting - conflict between members of the same organization (usually concealed from outsiders) set-to - a brief but vigorous fight shock, impact - the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat; "the armies met in the shock of battle" rough-and-tumble, scuffle, tussle, dogfight, hassle - disorderly fighting affaire d'honneur, duel - a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor blow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head" fistfight, fisticuffs, slugfest - a fight with bare fists battering, banging - the act of subjecting to strong attack beating, whipping - the act of overcoming or outdoing fray, affray, ruffle, disturbance - a noisy fight free-for-all, brawl - a noisy fight in a crowd cut-and-thrust, knife fight, snickersnee - fighting with knives gang fight, rumble - a fight between rival gangs of adolescents single combat - a fight between two people; "in all armies there were officers who needed to prove their bravery by single combat"
Verb	1.	combat - 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 fight, struggle, contend - be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country" dogfight - engage in an aerial battle with another fighter plane wrestle - combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force; "He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority"

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combat

noun 1. fight, war, action, battle, conflict, engagement, warfare, skirmish << OPPOSITE peace

verb 2. fight, battle against, oppose, contest, engage, cope with, resist, defy, withstand, struggle against, contend with, do battle with, strive against << OPPOSITE support

Translations

combat [ˈkɔmbæt] n → combate m

vt → combatir

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combat [ˈkɔmbæt] n → combat m

vt → combattre, lutter contre

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combat [ˈkɔmbæt] n → Kampf m

vt → bekämpfen

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combat [ˈkɔmbæt] n → combattimento

vt → combattere, lottare contro

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combat

n combat [ˈkombӕt, (American ) kəmˈbat]

(an act of) fighting The two knights met each other in single combat. stryd, geveg يُقاتِل، يُحارِب сражение boj kamp; strid; dyst der (Zwei-)Kampf μάχη combate võitlus نبرد؛ مبارزه taistelu combat קְרָב युद्ध borba küzdelem, ütközet pertarungan bardagi combattimento, battaglia 戦闘 전투 kova kauja; cīņa bertempur gevecht (nær)kamp, strid walka combate luptă поединок boj boj borba kamp, strid การต่อสู้ çarpışma, muharebe 戰鬥 бій لڑنا ، جنگ کرنا trận đánh 战斗

v

to fight against; to oppose The residents of the town tried to combat the government's plans to build a motorway. veg, bestry يُعارِض، يُقاوِم сражавам се bojovat (proti) bekæmpe bekämpfen (αντι)μάχομαι combatir (millegi vastu) võitlema مبارزه کردن taistella jotakin vastaan combattre לְהִלָחֵם विरोध करना boriti se megtámad menentang berjast gegn combattere 戦う 싸우다 kovoti su, priešintis cīnīties; apkarot menentang bestrijden (be)kjempe przeciwstawiać się combater a combate бороться bojovať boriti se (proti) boriti se bekämpa, strida (kämpa) mot ต่อสู้ savaşmak, mücadele etmek 反對 битися, боротися خلاف لڑنا ، مقابلہ کرنا chống lại 反对

n combatant [ˈkombətənt, (American ) kəmˈbӕtənt]

a person who is fighting They eventually separated the combatants. soldaat, stryder مُقاتِل، مُحارِب، مُتشاجِر боец bojovník kombatant; kæmpende der Kämpfer μαχητής combatiente võitleja جنگجو؛ مبارز taistelija combattant/-ante לוֹחֵם योद्धा borac harcos pejuang bardagamaður combattente 戦闘員 전투원 kovotojas, karys cīnītājs; karotājs askar tempur strijder stridende, kjempende walczący combatente combatant сражающийся bojovník, -čka borec borac kämpe, kombattant นักสู้ savaşcı, mücadeleci 格鬥者 боєць لڑنے والا ، جنگ جو chiến binh 格斗者