1. An engagement fought between two military forces
   - armed combat 
2. The act of fighting; any contest or struggle
   - fight, fighting, scrap

1. 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"
   - battle

Derived forms: combats, combatting, combatted, combating, combated

See also: combatant, combative

Type of: battle, conflict, contend, engagement, fight, struggle

Part of: war, warfare

Encyclopedia: Combat Combat, Trial by

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