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

  • (..) Well? There's a story that gets passed around the barracks... ...about a creature known as Bolphunga the Unrelenting... ...who had a thirst for combat as insatiable as his appetite. SHIP VOICE: Approaching vud's homeworld, oh, great one. HAL: After hundreds of victories... (..)
    2011 Green Lantern: Emerald Knights
  • (..) - She the new one? - Arisia... ...meet Kilowog, our kindly drill instructor. Hello. - First combat? - Yes. Don't worry, rookie. This ain't gonna be half as bad as boot camp. In brightest day, in blackest night No evil shall escape my sight (..)
    2011 Green Lantern: Emerald Knights