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(n)
(military) A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.
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(v)
(intransitive) To defend oneself by fighting.
A clash or disagreement, often violent, between two or more opposing groups or individuals.
A battle, a fight (often one in which weapons are used).
(transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.
The state of being competitive.
To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend.
(transitive) To disturb or excite; to perturb or stir up (a person).
(transitive) To suppress (a feeling or emotion).
(transitive) To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.
To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against.
(boxing) A boxing match.
A series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal.
(figuratively, sometimes ironically) A grand, concerted effort towards some purportedly worthy cause.
Alternative spelling of combatting: present participle and gerund of combat
An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of an opponent or enemy.
Fighting or quarreling among the members of a single group or side.
A physical fight or struggle.
To be in battle or in a rivalry with another for the same thing, position, or reward; to contend.
(intransitive) To fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters.
(transitive) To overcome in battle or contest.
Arranged, regular combat between two private persons, often over a matter of honor.
The act of confronting or challenging another, especially face to face.
(transitive) To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with.
(uncountable) The action of competing.
A disorderly argument or fight, usually with a large number of people involved.
A person who fights; a combatant.
A confrontation; a dare.
The act of pursuing.
Acts of war.
(transitive, of food ingredients, usually including egg) To thoroughly combine and cook as a loose mass.
(countable) A dispute or heated argument (especially one that is verbal).
Bitter conflict, sometimes violent.
(intransitive) To be in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.
To defeat in combat; to subjugate.
A minor fight or argument.
To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently.
The act of one who struggles.
Effort; the act of one who strives.
(transitive) To surmount (a physical or abstract obstacle); to prevail over, to get the better of.
(heading, physical) To strike.
(intransitive) To debate, disagree, or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints; to controvert; to wrangle.
The pulsation of the heart.
The work involved in performing an activity; exertion.
(countable) A competition.
An argument or disagreement, a failure to agree.
Opposition; contradiction; such as between differing or contending interests, views, purposes etc.
A stroke; a blow.
A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission.
(adj)
Defeated.
To put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue.
The act of plucking up by the roots; an uprooting or rooting out; extirpation; utter destruction.
To position or be positioned physically:
(transitive) To destroy completely; to reduce to nothing radically; to put an end to.
A participant in a boxing match; a fighter who boxes.
The act of eliminating, expelling or throwing off.
(transitive) To completely remove, get rid of, put an end to.
An ongoing winner in a game or contest.
A person engaged in combat, often armed.
The act of enforcing; compulsion.
(intransitive) To deal effectively with something, especially if difficult.
(military) A brief battle between small groups, usually part of a longer or larger battle or war.
(intransitive) To cease moving.
(medicine) Any measure intended to limit health-related risks (such as information campaigns, vaccination, early diagnosis etc.).
(figuratively, with with) To ponder and intensely evaluate a problem; to struggle to deal with.
The act or instance of suppressing.
Abruptly stern measures or disciplinary action; increased enforcement.
(transitive) To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something).
(transitive) To stop (fire, etc.) from burning; also, to stop (light, etc.) from shining; to put out, to quench.
To bring or transport something to its destination.
(transitive) (also reflexive) Followed by of: to free (oneself or someone, or a place) from an annoyance or hindrance.
(intransitive) To form cracks.
(transitive) To prevent something from happening.
The waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy.
(law) A breaking or infraction of a law, or of any obligation or tie; violation; non-fulfillment.
The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.
The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated.
(transitive) To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.
(intransitive) To oppose; to refuse to accept.
(wrestling) A person who wrestles.
A playful or competitive activity.
A battle (or a duel) using small arms.
The area where a land battle is fought, which may not necessarily be a field.
To operate a vehicle:
(military, often attributive) The fighting of a war.
(intransitive) To produce an air current.
(uncountable) Discarded objects (especially metal) that may be dismantled to recover their constituent materials, junk.
The act, process, or result of reducing.
(transitive) To refuse to obey.
(transitive) To resist or endure (something) successfully.
The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; a moderation; removal or putting an end to; the suppression.
A low, heavy, continuous sound, such as that of thunder or a hungry stomach.
The act of resisting, or the capacity to resist.
(transitive) To have a contrary or opposing effect or force on someone or something.