Combat

  • 41combat — 01. Doctors are trying to [combat] the spread of AIDS with a new miracle drug. 02. He was killed in [combat] during the Second World War. 03. The government is trying to [combat] inflation by freezing salaries in the public sector. 04. The… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 42combat — com|bat1 [ˈkɔmbæt US ˈka:m ] n 1.) [U] fighting, especially during a war in combat ▪ Corporal Gierson was killed in combat. ▪ We flew over 200 combat missions . ▪ training in unarmed combat (=fighting without weapons) mortal combat (=fighting… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 43combat — com|bat1 [ kam,bæt ] noun * 1. ) uncount fighting during a war: fears of escalating combat in combat: soldiers killed in combat. a ) count or uncount a fight, especially an organized fight, between two people: unarmed combat (=without weapons) b… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 44combat — I. noun Etymology: Anglo French, from combatre to attack, fight, from Vulgar Latin *combattere, from Latin com + battuere to beat Date: 1546 1. a fight or contest between individuals or groups 2. conflict, controversy 3. active fighting in a war… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 45combat — n. 1) to engage in, go into combat 2) to break off combat 3) close, hand to hand; deadly, fierce, mortal combat 4) combat between * * * [ kɒmbæt] deadly fierce go intocombat hand to hand mortal combat mortal combat clo …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 46combat — ♦♦♦ combats, combating, combatting (present participle), combated, combatted (past tense & past participle) (The noun is pronounced [[t]kɒ̱mbæt[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]kəmbæ̱t[/t]].) 1) N UNCOUNT Combat is fighting that takes place in a… …

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  • 47combat — Synonyms and related words: Kilkenny cats, action, aerial combat, affray, all out war, altercation, antagonize, appeal to arms, argument, armed combat, armed conflict, armored combat, attack, battle, battle royal, beat against, beat up against,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 48Combat ! — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Combat (homonymie). Combat ! Titre original Combat! Genre Série de guerre Créateur(s) Robert Altman Robert Pirosh Pays d’origine …

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  • 49Combat 56 — Le combat 56 désigne une technique de combat rapproché inventée par un Polonais, le major Arkadiusz Kups, ancien soldat membre d un commando d élite. Cette technique a été développée pour la troupe d élite spéciale (la 56e compagnie) conçue pour… …

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  • 50combat — n. & v. n. a fight, struggle, or contest. v. (combated, combating) 1 intr. engage in combat. 2 tr. engage in combat with. 3 tr. oppose; strive against. Phrases and idioms: combat fatigue a mental disorder caused by stress in wartime combat.… …

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