Combat

Definitions

1. A battle, a fight (often one in which weapons are used).
   countable, uncountable
2. Litigate with the arms in the hand against an enemy.
3. a struggle for victory
   countable, uncountable
4. Take on a contender by following the rules of a sport.
5. Confront with somebody in the terrain of the ideas.

Equivalents

Examples

“"My tastes," he said, still smiling, "incline me to the garishly sunlit side of this planet." And, to tease her and arouse her to combat: "I prefer⟳ a farandole to a nocturne; I'd rather have⟳ a painting than an etching; Mr. Whistler bores me with his monochromatic mud; I don't like⟳ dull colours, dull sounds, dull intellects;[…]."”

“In less than eight weeks, five divisions of United States troops have⟳ moved into combat, some of them from bases more than 6,000 miles away. More men are on the way. Fighting in difficult country under every kind of hardship, American troops have⟳ held back overwhelming numbers of the communist invaders.”

“Conditions were horrendous aboard most British naval vessels at the time. Scurvy and other diseases ran rampant, killing more seamen each year than all other causes combined, including combat.”

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