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Meaning of word combat from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : An engagement fought between two military forces.

Meaning : The act of fighting. Any contest or struggle.

Example : A fight broke out at the hockey game.
There was fighting in the streets.
The unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap.

Synonyms : fight, fighting, scrap

Meaning : Battle or contend against in or as if in a battle.

Example : The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq.
We must combat the prejudices against other races.
They battled over the budget.

Synonyms : battle

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Any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects. Some are domestic pests.

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A medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body.

fruitfully (adverb)
In a productive way.

dispose (verb)
Give, sell, or transfer to another.

wear away (verb)
Cut away in small pieces.

most (adjective)
(superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number.

cut short (verb)
Interrupt before its natural or planned end.

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The amount a salary is increased.

changeover (noun)
An event that results in a transformation.

demolish (verb)
Destroy completely.