Definition of combat

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

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Fight :: Fight (v. i.) To strive or contend for victory, with armies or in single combat; to attempt to defeat, subdue, or destroy an enemy, either by blows or weapons; to contend in arms; -- followed by with or against..
Duelist :: Duelist (n.) One who fights in single combat.
Combative :: Combative (a.) Disposed to engage in combat; pugnacious.
List :: List (v. t.) To inclose for combat; as, to list a field..
Fresh :: Fresh (superl) Renewed in vigor, alacrity, or readiness for action; as, fresh for a combat; hence, tending to renew in vigor; rather strong; cool or brisk; as, a fresh wind..
Encounter :: Encounter (v. i.) To meet face to face; to have a meeting; to meet, esp. as enemies; to engage in combat; to fight; as, three armies encountered at Waterloo..
Battailant :: Battailant (n.) A combatant.
Battailant :: Battailant (v. i.) Prepared for battle; combatant; warlike.
Joust :: "Joust (v. i.) To engage in mock combat on horseback, as two knights in the lists; to tilt..
Antagonistical :: Antagonistical (a.) Opposing in combat, combating; contending or acting against; as, antagonistic forces..
Cartel :: Cartel (n.) A letter of defiance or challenge; a challenge to single combat.
Part :: Part (n.) Hence: To hold apart; to stand between; to intervene betwixt, as combatants..
Single :: Single (a.) Performed by one person, or one on each side; as, a single combat..
Combativeness :: Combativeness (n.) The quality of being combative; propensity to contend or to quarrel.
Combated :: Combated (imp. & p. p.) of Comba.
Tilt :: Tilt (n.) A military exercise on horseback, in which the combatants attacked each other with lances; a tournament..
Battel :: Battel (n.) A single combat; as, trial by battel. See Wager of battel, under Wager..
Fight :: Fight (v. i.) A screen for the combatants in ships.
Agonistics :: Agonistics (n.) The science of athletic combats, or contests in public games..
Skirmish :: Skirmish (v. i.) A slight fight in war; a light or desultory combat between detachments from armies, or between detached and small bodies of troops..
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