
m-bat, kom-bat, kuhm-; n. kom-bat, kuhm-] verb, com·bat·ed, com·bat·ing or (especially British) com·bat·ted, com·bat·ting, noun | combat | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a fight, conflict, or struggle |
| 2. | a. an action fought between two military forces |
| b. (as modifier): a combat jacket | |
| 3. | single combat a fight between two individuals; duel |
| 4. | close combat, hand-to-hand combat fighting at close quarters |
| —vb , -bats, -bating, -bated | |
| 5. | (tr) to fight or defy |
| 6. | (intr; |
| [C16: from French, from Old French combattre, from Vulgar Latin combattere (unattested), from Latin com- with + battuere to beat, hit] | |
| com'batable | |
| —adj | |
| com'bater | |
| —n | |
| to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly. |
| to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax. |