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combat - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'combat' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Combat [ n.]
- A fight; a contest of violence; a struggle for supremacy.
- An engagement of no great magnitude; or one in which the parties engaged are not armies.
2 . Combat [ v. i.]
- To struggle or contend, as with an opposing force; to fight.
3 . Combat [ v. t.]
- To fight with; to oppose by force, argument, etc.; to contend against; to resist.

Meaning of 'combat' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . combat [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
Example in sentence:
  • a fight broke out at the hockey game;
  • the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap;
  • there was fighting in the streets
2 . combat [ v]
Meaning (2):
- battle or contend against in or as if in a battle
Example in sentence:
  • The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq;
  • they battled over the budget;
  • We must combat the prejudices against other races