| combat | | |
| n. (act) | 1. armed combat, combat | an engagement fought between two military forces. |
| ~ battle, engagement, fight, conflict | a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war.; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement" |
| ~ hostilities, belligerency | fighting; acts of overt warfare.; "the outbreak of hostilities" |
| ~ trench warfare | a type of armed combat in which the opposing troops fight from trenches that face each other.; "instead of the war ending quickly, it became bogged down in trench warfare" |
| ~ war, warfare | the waging of armed conflict against an enemy.; "thousands of people were killed in the war" |
| ~ aggression | the act of initiating hostilities. |
| ~ armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | the military forces of a nation.; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
| n. (act) | 2. combat, 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" |
| ~ gunfight, gunplay, shootout | a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten. |
| ~ conflict, struggle, battle | an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals).; "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs" |
| ~ encounter, skirmish, clash, brush | a minor short-term fight. |
| ~ close-quarter fighting | hand-to-hand fighting at close quarters. |
| ~ dogfight | a violent fight between dogs (sometimes organized illegally for entertainment and gambling). |
| ~ fencing | the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules). |
| ~ in-fighting | conflict between members of the same organization (usually concealed from outsiders). |
| ~ set-to | a brief but vigorous fight. |
| ~ shock, impact | the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat.; "the armies met in the shock of battle" |
| ~ rough-and-tumble, scuffle, tussle, dogfight, hassle | disorderly fighting. |
| ~ affaire d'honneur, duel | a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor. |
| ~ blow | a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon.; "a blow on the head" |
| ~ fistfight, fisticuffs, slugfest | a fight with bare fists. |
| ~ battering, banging | the act of subjecting to strong attack. |
| ~ beating, whipping | the act of overcoming or outdoing. |
| ~ fray, affray, ruffle, disturbance | a noisy fight. |
| ~ free-for-all, brawl | a noisy fight in a crowd. |
| ~ cut-and-thrust, knife fight, snickersnee | fighting with knives. |
| ~ gang fight, rumble | a fight between rival gangs of adolescents. |
| ~ single combat | a fight between two people.; "in all armies there were officers who needed to prove their bravery by single combat" |
| v. (competition) | 3. battle, combat | 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" |
| ~ fight, struggle, contend | be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight.; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country" |
| ~ dogfight | engage in an aerial battle with another fighter plane. |
| ~ wrestle | combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force.; "He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority" |
| fight | | |
| n. (act) | 1. battle, conflict, engagement, fight | a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war.; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement" |
| ~ military action, action | a military engagement.; "he saw action in Korea" |
| ~ armageddon | any catastrophically destructive battle.; "they called the first World War an Armageddon" |
| ~ pitched battle | a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place. |
| ~ naval battle | a pitched battle between naval fleets. |
| ~ armed combat, combat | an engagement fought between two military forces. |
| ~ war, warfare | the waging of armed conflict against an enemy.; "thousands of people were killed in the war" |
| ~ dogfight | an aerial engagement between fighter planes. |
| ~ assault | close fighting during the culmination of a military attack. |
| ~ battle of britain | the prolonged bombardment of British cities by the German Luftwaffe during World War II and the aerial combat that accompanied it. |
| ~ drogheda | in 1649 the place was captured by Oliver Cromwell, who massacred the Catholic inhabitants. |
| ~ armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | the military forces of a nation.; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
| n. (attribute) | 2. competitiveness, fight | an aggressive willingness to compete.; "the team was full of fight" |
| ~ aggressiveness | the quality of being bold and enterprising. |
| n. (communication) | 3. fight | an intense verbal dispute.; "a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate" |
| ~ arguing, contestation, controversy, disceptation, argument, contention, disputation, tilt | a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement.; "they were involved in a violent argument" |
| n. (act) | 4. fight | a boxing or wrestling match.; "the fight was on television last night" |
| ~ boxing, pugilism, fisticuffs | fighting with the fists. |
| v. (competition) | 5. contend, fight, struggle | be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight.; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country" |
| ~ compete, vie, contend | compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others. |
| ~ bear down | exert full strength.; "The pitcher bore down" |
| ~ fistfight | fight with the fists.; "The man wanted to fist-fight" |
| ~ join battle | engage in a conflict.; "The battle over health care reform was joined" |
| ~ tug | struggle in opposition.; "She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts" |
| ~ fight down, fight, fight back, oppose, defend | fight against or resist strongly.; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!" |
| ~ get back, settle | get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury.; "I finally settled with my old enemy" |
| ~ fight back | defend oneself. |
| ~ battle, combat | 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" |
| ~ war | make or wage war. |
| ~ attack, assail | launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with.; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week" |
| ~ duel | fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman.; "In the 19th century, men often dueled over small matters" |
| ~ joust | joust against somebody in a tournament by fighting on horseback. |
| ~ chicken-fight, chickenfight | fight while sitting on somebody's shoulders. |
| ~ tourney | engage in a tourney. |
| ~ feud | carry out a feud.; "The two professors have been feuding for years" |
| ~ skirmish | engage in a skirmish. |
| ~ bandy | exchange blows. |
| ~ fence | fight with fencing swords. |
| ~ box | engage in a boxing match. |
| ~ spar | fight with spurs.; "the gamecocks were sparring" |
| ~ tussle, scuffle | fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters.; "the drunken men started to scuffle" |
| ~ wrestle | engage in a wrestling match.; "The children wrestled in the garden" |
| ~ wage, engage | carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns).; "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe" |
| v. (competition) | 6. defend, fight, fight back, fight down, oppose | fight against or resist strongly.; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!" |
| ~ fight, struggle, contend | be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight.; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country" |
| ~ recalcitrate | show strong objection or repugnance; manifest vigorous opposition or resistance; be obstinately disobedient.; "The Democratic senators recalcitrated against every proposal from the Republican side" |
| ~ fend, resist, stand | withstand the force of something.; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow" |
| ~ stand firm, hold out, resist, withstand | stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something. |
| ~ drive back, fight off, repulse, rebuff, repel | force or drive back.; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack" |
| v. (social) | 7. fight, struggle | make a strenuous or labored effort.; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath" |
| ~ labor, labour, tug, push, drive | strive and make an effort to reach a goal.; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis" |
| ~ flounder | behave awkwardly; have difficulties.; "She is floundering in college" |
| ~ attempt, essay, try, assay, seek | make an effort or attempt.; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world" |
| v. (social) | 8. agitate, campaign, crusade, fight, press, push | exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for.; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate" |
| ~ advertize, advertise, promote, push | make publicity for; try to sell (a product).; "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops" |
| ~ advertize, advertise, promote, push | make publicity for; try to sell (a product).; "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops" |
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