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combat

Definition

  • noun: active fighting especially in a war
  • noun: a fight or contest between individuals or groups
  • verb: to try to stop (something) from happening or getting worse
  • verb: to engage in combat
  • often used before another noun
  • synonyms: fight, withstand, oppugn

Examples

  • Exercise can help 'combat' the effects of stress.

  • They have been 'combating' the rebels for months.

  • Some of these soldiers have never seen 'combat'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Festival of the Mother. (crowd murmuring) Furthermore, after much prayer the Crown has decided that from this day forward, trial by combat will be forbidden throughout the Seven Kingdoms. Tommen: The tradition is a brutish one, in order to avoid true judgment from the gods. (..)
    2016 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: No One Season: 6 Episode 8