Combat
verb
To fight against something or someone.
The government is combating the issue of unemployment.
Often appears as...
- combat crime
- combat poverty
noun
A fight or battle.
These soldiers have never seen combat.
Often appears as...
- close combat
- combat zone
noun
The violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat.
The combat between the two champions was fierce and brutal.
Often appears as...
- hand-to-hand combat
- aerial combat
adjective
Designed or suitable for use in warfare or combat.
He put on his combat boots and helmet before the mission.
Often appears as...
- combat gear
- combat uniform
verb
To fight against something or someone.
The government is combating the issue of unemployment.
Often appears as...
- combat crime
- combat poverty
noun
A fight or battle.
These soldiers have never seen combat.
Often appears as...
- close combat
- combat zone
noun
The violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat.
The combat between the two champions was fierce and brutal.
Often appears as...
- hand-to-hand combat
- aerial combat
adjective
Designed or suitable for use in warfare or combat.
He put on his combat boots and helmet before the mission.
Often appears as...
- combat gear
- combat uniform
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Abstract Battles
Combat can refer to fighting non-physical battles, like against poverty or addiction.
Organizations worldwide combat climate change through reforestation.
Pro Tip 2/2Ongoing Effort
Combat as a verb suggests a sustained or persistent effort, not just a single event.
She combats prejudice in her community daily.
Pro Tip 1/2Abstract Battles
Combat can refer to fighting non-physical battles, like against poverty or addiction.
Organizations worldwide combat climate change through reforestation.
Pro Tip 2/2Ongoing Effort
Combat as a verb suggests a sustained or persistent effort, not just a single event.
She combats prejudice in her community daily.
Pro Tip 1/2Abstract Battles
Combat can refer to fighting non-physical battles, like against poverty or addiction.
Organizations worldwide combat climate change through reforestation.
Pro Tip 2/2Ongoing Effort
Combat as a verb suggests a sustained or persistent effort, not just a single event.
She combats prejudice in her community daily.
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Richard Armitage
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Rahul Dev
Indian Actor
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Fred Woodworth
American Activist
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Jim Lehrer
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Richard Cohen
American Journalist
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Phyllis Schlafly
American Activist
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Karl Marlantes
American Author
I mean... if you're raised as a decent human being, killing somebody is against every moral thing you've ever been taught. And so, generally, in combat it's 'krauts,' the 'gooks,' the 'yanks' - whatever you want to do to try and make it so that it's not a human being.
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Richard Armitage
American Politician
As far as this citizen is concerned, the decision to commit men and women, who are also sons and daughters, to combat is an extraordinarily important one, and not to be done to just feel good; to be done to absolutely accomplish a mission.
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Rahul Dev
Indian Actor
If we think about physical strength and that women lack in it, we must understand that in a tough situation, mental strength is more important than physical power. So, women are equally strong for combat roles.
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Fred Woodworth
American Activist
It seems like such a terrible shame that innocent civilians have to get hurt in wars, otherwise combat would be such a wonderfully healthy way to rid the human race of unneeded trash.
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Jim Lehrer
American Journalist
We have increasingly fewer and fewer journalists who have any military experience and understand what life is like in the military and in combat.
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Joe Lonsdale
American Businessman
Hard work enables us to improve ourselves and the world around us, to combat injustice, reduce suffering, and increase human freedom.
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Kaya Scodelario
British Actress
I think a lot of people, when they don't quite fit in in the world, use humor to combat that and to find their place in society.
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Kevin de Leon
American Politician
California continues to pass the most ambitious laws in the world to expand clean energy and combat climate change.
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Richard Cohen
American Journalist
Most men, I think, wonder about their courage. How would they act in combat? Under torture?
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Phyllis Schlafly
American Activist
Forcing women in or near land combat will hurt recruiting, not help.
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