1. (military) an engagement fought between two military forces
   "The soldiers were prepared for armed combat";
   - armed combat
    
2. The act of fighting; any contest or struggle
   "The combat lasted several hours";
   - fight, fighting, scrap

1. Fight against; clash with
   "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races";
   - battle

Derived forms: combatted, combatting, combated, combating, combats

Type of: battle, conflict, engagement, fight, struggle

Part of: war, warfare

Encyclopedia: Combat, Trial by