combat
A battle, a fight (often one in which weapons are used).
Noun 2 meanings
A battle, a fight (often one in which weapons are used).
a struggle for victory
Verb 2 meanings
To fight; to struggle against.
“It has proven very difficult to combat drug addiction.”
To fight (with); to struggle for victory (against).
Etymology
16th century, borrowed from Middle French combat, deverbal from Old French combatre, from Vulgar Latin *combattere, from Latin com- (“with”) + battuere (“to beat, strike”).
COMBAT at a glance
COMBAT has 6 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (C 3 + O 1 + M 3 + B 3 + A 1 + T 1) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,602 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with combat
All rhymes- ACROBAT11
- RABAT7
- WOMBAT13
- SABBAT10
- DINGBAT11
- NONCOMBAT15
- BRICKBAT18
- NUMBAT10
- BULLBAT11
- RYBAT10
- AEROBAT9
- HOLDERBAT15
One letter away
- WOMBAT13
- COMSAT10
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