combat

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(noun.)

ADJ

VERB + COMBAT

be engaged in, be locked in, engage in

The two armies were engaged in fierce combat throughout the night.

send sb into

COMBAT + NOUN

mission | zone | force, troops, unit | aircraft, vehicle | boots, fatigues, gear, jacket, kit, suit, uniform

PREP

in ~

The soldier was injured in combat during the mission overseas.

in ~ with

The two armies were in combat with each other for several weeks.

~ against

The firefighters fought in combat against the spreading wildfire all night long.

~ between

There was intense combat between the rival gangs on the streets last night.

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noun

1

A battle, a fight (often one in which weapons are used).

"My tastes," he said, still smiling, "incline me to the garishly sunlit side of this planet." And, to tease her and arouse her to combat: "I prefer a farandole to a nocturne; I'd rather have a painting than an etching; Mr. Whistler bores me with his monochromatic mud; I don't like dull colours, dull sounds, dull intellects;[…]."

In less than eight weeks, five divisions of United States troops have moved into combat, some of them from bases more than 6,000 miles away. More men are on the way. Fighting in difficult country under every kind of hardship, American troops have held back overwhelming numbers of the communist invaders.

2

a struggle for victory

verb

1

To fight; to struggle against.

It has proven very difficult to combat drug addiction.

President Donald Trump’s administration has made combating what it considers anti-Israel and antisemitic movements on college campuses a priority. He signed an executive order during his second week in office to “combat antisemitism” in schools and on university campuses, and on February 3 announced the creation of a multiagency task force to carry out the mandate.

2

To fight (with); to struggle for victory (against).

To combat with a blind man I disdain.

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noun — the act of fighting

verb — battle or contend against in or as if in a battle

battle

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"My tastes," he said, still smiling, "incline me to the garishly sunlit side of this planet." And, to tease her and arouse her to combat: "I prefer a farandole to a nocturne; I'd rather have a paintin

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In less than eight weeks, five divisions of United States troops have moved into combat, some of them from bases more than 6,000 miles away. More men are on the way. Fighting in difficult country unde

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Conditions were horrendous aboard most British naval vessels at the time. Scurvy and other diseases ran rampant, killing more seamen each year than all other causes combined, including combat.

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It has proven very difficult to combat drug addiction.

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President Donald Trump’s administration has made combating what it considers anti-Israel and antisemitic movements on college campuses a priority. He signed an executive order during his second week i

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To combat with a blind man I disdain.

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