nnoun.actan engagement fought between two military forcesTopic:armed forcesarmed servicesmilitarymilitary machinewar machine
Synset:armed combat
Derivationally Related Form:combat
Part Holonyms:war warfare
Hypernyms:battle conflict engagement fight
Inherited Hypernyms:combatbattlemilitary actiongroup actionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:combatbattlemilitary actiongroup actioneventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:aggressionbelligerencyhostilitiestrench warfare
Full Hyponyms:aggressionhostilitiestrench warfare
nnoun.actthe act of fighting; any contest or struggleSynset:fight fighting scrap
Examples:- a fight broke out at the hockey game
- there was fighting in the streets
- the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap
Derivationally Related Form:scrappyscrapcombatfight
Hypernyms:battle conflict struggle
Inherited Hypernyms:fightconflictgroup actionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:fightconflictgroup actioneventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:affaire d'honneuraffraybangingbatteringbeatingbrawlbrushclashclose-quarter fightingcut-and-thrustdisturbancedogfightduelencounterfencingfistfightfisticuffsfrayfree-for-allgang fightgunfightgunplayhassleimpactin-fightingknife fightrough-and-tumblerufflerumblescuffleset-toshockshootoutsingle combatskirmishslugfestsnickersneetusslewhipping
Part Meronyms:blow
Full Hyponyms:affraybatteringbeatingbrawlbrushclose-quarter fightingcontretempsdogfightduelfencingfistfightgunfighthasslein-fightingknife fightpunch-uprumbleset-toshocksingle combat
vverb.competitionbattle or contend against in or as if in a battleSynset:battle
Examples:- The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq
- We must combat the prejudices against other races
- they battled over the budget
Derivationally Related Form:combativebattlercombatantbattlecombat
Hypernyms:contend fight struggle
Inherited Hypernyms:battlecontend
Direct Hyponyms:dogfightwrestle
Full Troponyms:dogfightwrestle
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s | Sam and Sue --- (apply to: battle) | Sam cannot --- Sue (apply to: battle)