1. (

• combat ,
• armed_combat

) an engagement fought between two military forces ;

2. (

• fight ,
• fighting ,
• combat ,
• scrap

) the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap" ;

1. (

• battle ,
• combat

) 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"; "they battled over the budget" ;