Definition of combat

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

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Combatant :: Combatant (a.) Contending; disposed to contend.
Hors De Combat :: Hors de combat () Out of the combat; disabled from fighting.
Recreant :: Recreant (a.) Crying for mercy, as a combatant in the trial by battle; yielding; cowardly; mean-spirited; craven..
Militant :: Militant (a.) Engaged in warfare; fighting; combating; serving as a soldier.
Allopathy :: Allopathy (n.) That system of medical practice which aims to combat disease by the use of remedies which produce effects different from those produced by the special disease treated; -- a term invented by Hahnemann to designate the ordinary practice, as opposed to homeopathy..
Dueling :: Dueling (n.) The act or practice of fighting in single combat. Also adj.
Single :: Single (a.) Performed by one person, or one on each side; as, a single combat..
Combativeness :: Combativeness (n.) A cranial development supposed to indicate a combative disposition.
Stickle :: Stickle (v. i.) To separate combatants by intervening.
Fight :: Fight (v. i.) A battle; an engagement; a contest in arms; a combat; a violent conflict or struggle for victory, between individuals or between armies, ships, or navies, etc..
Battailant :: Battailant (n.) A combatant.
Midshipman :: Midshipman (n.) In the English naval service, the second rank attained by a combatant officer after a term of service as naval cadet. Having served three and a half years in this rank, and passed an examination, he is eligible to promotion to the rank of lieutenant..
Combat :: Combat (v. t.) To fight with; to oppose by force, argument, etc.; to contend against; to resist..
Exploit :: Exploit (n.) Combat; war.
Spar :: Spar (v. i.) To use the fists and arms scientifically in attack or defense; to contend or combat with the fists, as for exercise or amusement; to box..
Tournament :: Tournament (n.) A mock fight, or warlike game, formerly in great favor, in which a number of combatants were engaged, as an exhibition of their address and bravery; hence, figuratively, a real battle..
Debate :: Debate (v. t.) To engage in combat for; to strive for.
Chappion :: Chappion (n.) One who engages in any contest; esp. one who in ancient times contended in single combat in behalf of another's honor or rights; or one who acts or speaks in behalf of a person or a cause; a defender; an advocate; a hero.
Knockdown :: Knockdown (n.) A felling by a knock, as of a combatant, or of an animal..
Force :: Force (n.) Strength or power for war; hence, a body of land or naval combatants, with their appurtenances, ready for action; -- an armament; troops; warlike array; -- often in the plural; hence, a body of men prepared for action in other ways; as, the laboring force of a plantation..
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