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- Dictionarycombat/ˈkɒmbat/
noun
- 1. fighting between armed forces: "five Hurricanes were shot down in combat"
verb
- 1. take action to reduce or prevent (something bad or undesirable): "an effort to combat drug trafficking"
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C2. to try to stop something unpleasant or harmful from happening or increasing: to combat crime / terrorism / inflation / disease. The government is spending millions of dollars in its attempt to combat drug abuse.
The meaning of COMBAT is a fight or contest between individuals or groups. How to use combat in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Combat.
noun. a fight, conflict, or struggle. an action fought between two military forces. ( as modifier ) a combat jacket. single combat. a fight between two individuals; duel. close combat or hand-to-hand combat. fighting at close quarters. verb. tr to fight or defy.
A combat is a battle, or a fight between two people. It was the end of a long combat. 3. verb. If people in authority combat something, they try to stop it happening. Congress has criticised new government measures to combat crime. [VERB noun] Synonyms: fight, battle against, oppose, contest More Synonyms of combat.
Combat is fighting between two groups of armed forces. When you engage in combat, typically this means you engage in fighting that involves weapons.
Definition of combat noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
n. 1. a fight, conflict, or struggle. 2. (Military) a. an action fought between two military forces. b. ( as modifier ): a combat jacket. 3. single combat a fight between two individuals; duel. 4. (Military) close combat hand-to-hand combat fighting at close quarters. vb, -bats, -batingor-bated.
There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun combat. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
combat meaning, definition, what is combat: fighting, especially during a war: Learn more.
to fight or contend against; oppose vigorously: to combat crime. v.i. to battle; contend: to combat with disease. n. Military active, armed fighting with enemy forces. a fight, struggle, or controversy, as between two persons, teams, or ideas.
