definition of
[combat]

[1] #1 combat n. [armed combat] an engagement fought between two military forces. wn

[2] #2 combat v. [battle] battle or contend against in or as if in a battle; "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget". wn

[3] #3 combat n. [fight, fighting, scrap] the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap". wn