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v. To oppose in battle; fight against.

v. To oppose vigorously; struggle against. See Synonyms at oppose.

verb-intransitive. To engage in fighting; contend or struggle.

n. Fighting, especially armed battle; strife. See Synonyms at conflict.

adj. Of or relating to combat: flew 50 combat missions.

adj. Intended for use or deployment in combat: combat boots; combat troops.

n. A battle, a fight (often one in which weapons are used); a struggle for victory.

v. To fight; to struggle for victory.

verb-intransitive. To struggle or contend, as with an opposing force; to fight.

v. To fight with; to oppose by force, argument, etc.; to contend against; to resist.

n. A fight; a contest of violence; a struggle for supremacy.

n. An engagement of no great magnitude; or one in which the parties engaged are not armies.

To fight; struggle or contend; battle; especially, in earlier use, engage in single fight.

To fight or do battle with; oppose by force; contend against; resist contentiously: as, to combat an antagonist; to combat arguments or opinions.

n. A fight, especially, in earlier use, between two; in general, a struggle to resist, overthrow, or conquer: contest; engagement; battle.

v. battle or contend against in or as if in a battle

n. the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

n. an engagement fought between two military forces

"The judicial combat is introduced by a writer of the fourteenth century, in a scene where Pilate challenges Jesus Christ to _single combat_."

combated    combating    combats    combatted    combatting   

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fight    withstand    oppugn    antagonize    repel    fight against    resist    oppose    resent    battle   

At    Batt    Bhatt    Cat    Catt    Gnat    Gujarat    Kat    Landsat    Mat   

battle    warfare    defense    assault    mission    operation    emergency    engagement    encounter    flight