Combat - English meaning

noun

The fact or process of doing something, typically to achieve an aim.

Usage examples:

Ending child labour will require action on many levels

verb

Take action on; deal with.

Usage examples:

Your request will be actioned

noun

The process of doing something, or something done, esp. for a particular purpose

Usage examples:

[ u ] quick action in calling the fire department saved many lives., [ c ] it was a reckless action…

verb

Take aggressive military action against (a place or enemy forces) with weapons or armed force.

Usage examples:

In february the germans attacked verdun

noun

An aggressive and violent act against a person or place.

Usage examples:

He was killed in an attack on a checkpoint

verb

An offensive against an enemy

noun

A sustained fight between large organized armed forces.

Usage examples:

The battle lasted for several hours

verb

Struggle tenaciously to achieve or resist something.

Usage examples:

He has been battling against the illness

noun

A fight between armed forces

Usage examples:

The battle of the somme, her only brother was killed in battle (= while fighting).

noun

The killing or wounding of people, typically on a large scale during a conflict.

Usage examples:

Only serious compromises can prevent more bloodshed and violence

noun

A great amount of killing and injury

Usage examples:

The government must find a way to restore order and end the bloodshed.

noun

Killing and violence

Usage examples:

The army was brought in to try to prevent further bloodshed.

noun

A serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one.

Usage examples:

The eternal conflict between the sexes

verb

Be incompatible or at variance; clash.

Usage examples:

Parents' and children's interests sometimes conflict

noun

An active disagreement, as between opposing opinions or needs

Usage examples:

[ c ] conflicts between parents and children become more frequent when the children become teenager…

noun

A long flat-topped fitment across which business is conducted in a shop or bank or refreshments are served in a cafeteria.

Usage examples:

Having eaten these we were hard pressed to ignore the shop counter as we departed.

verb

Speak or act in opposition to.

Usage examples:

The second argument is more difficult to counter

adverb

In the opposite direction or in opposition to.

Usage examples:

His writing ran counter to the dominant trends of the decade

phrasal verb

To accept that a difficult situation exists

Usage examples:

She's going to have to face up to the fact that he's not going to marry her.

verb

Take part in a violent struggle involving the exchange of physical blows or the use of weapons.

Usage examples:

The men were fighting

noun

A violent confrontation or struggle.

Usage examples:

He'd got into a fight with some bouncers outside a club

verb

Be engaged in a contest or struggle

noun

The action of fighting; violence or conflict.

Usage examples:

Terrible fighting broke out in the streets

adjective

Displaying or engaging in violence, combat, or aggression.

Usage examples:

He was a fighting man

verb

Take part in a violent struggle involving the exchange of physical blows or the use of weapons.

Usage examples:

The men were fighting

noun

Hostile behaviour; unfriendliness or opposition.

Usage examples:

Their hostility to all outsiders

phrase

Fighting in a war

Usage examples:

Hostilities begin/break out hostilities began/broke out just after midnight., suspend hostilities h…

verb

Disagree with and attempt to prevent, especially by argument.

Usage examples:

A majority of the electorate opposed ec membership

verb

To disagree with something, often by speaking or fighting against it

Usage examples:

The governor adamantly/vehemently opposes raising taxes., the opposing sides failed to reach agreem…

verb

To disagree with something or someone, and speak or take action against them

Usage examples:

Most local residents opposed the building of the shopping mall., the proposed tax rise has been vig…

verb

Withstand the action or effect of.

Usage examples:

Antibodies help us to resist infection

noun

A resistant substance applied as a coating to protect a surface during a process, for example to prevent dye or glaze adhering.

Usage examples:

New lithographic techniques require their own special resists

verb

Withstand the force of something

phrasal verb

Make a spirited defence against someone or something.

Usage examples:

Many workers are afraid to stand up to their employers

phrasal verb

Be resistant to the harmful effects of prolonged wear or use.

Usage examples:

Choose a carpet that will stand up to wear and tear

phrasal verb

To prove to be true when closely examined

Usage examples:

The evidence is weak and will not stand up in court., good research will stand up under any critici…

noun

The equipment required for a task or sport.

Usage examples:

Fishing tackle

verb

Make determined efforts to deal with (a problem or difficult task).

Usage examples:

Police have launched an initiative to tackle rising crime

verb

Seize and throw down an opponent player carrying the ball

noun

A state of armed conflict between different countries or different groups within a country.

Usage examples:

Japan declared war on germany

verb

Engage in a war.

Usage examples:

Small states warred against each another

noun

Armed fighting between two or more countries or groups, or a particular example of such fighting

Usage examples:

[ c ] can any country fight two wars at the same time?, [ u ] war is something to avoid., [ u ] sev…

noun

Engagement in or the activities involved in war or conflict.

Usage examples:

Guerrilla warfare

noun

The activity of fighting a war or strongly competing, esp. with reference to the type of weapons used or to the way the fighting is done

Usage examples:

Psychological/nuclear warfare, economic warfare

verb

Remain undamaged or unaffected by; resist.

Usage examples:

The structure had been designed to withstand winds of more than 100 mph

verb

To receive without being changed or damaged by something powerful; bear

Usage examples:

The building has to be strong enough to withstand severe winds and storms., coaches have to be toug…