combat
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Sense: Noun: fighting in general
Synonyms:
fighting Collocations, battle Collocations, war Collocations, warfare Collocations, conflict Collocations, armed conflict, action Collocations, bloodshed, engagement Collocations, military engagement, military action, confrontation, aggression, open war, open hostilities, warmaking, warmongering, warring, wrangling, hand-to-hand combat, mortal combat, naval combat, aerial combat, civil war, the sword , arms, fist-fighting, fisticuffs , all-out war, sword-fighting
Sense: Noun: specific fight
Synonyms:
fight Collocations, battle Collocations, conflict Collocations, clash Collocations, duel, joust, punch-up , war of words, scuffle, skirmish, tussle, scrap Collocations , fray Collocations, affray, brawl Collocations, fist-fight, sword fight, fight to the death, pitched battle, row Collocations , quarrel Collocations, tug-of-war, holy war, jihad, dirty war
Sense: Verb: fight against
Synonyms:
fight against, battle Collocations, oppose Collocations, resist Collocations, contend with, do battle with, counter Collocations, struggle against, grapple with, fend off, fight off, fight back against, declare war on, defy Collocations