Combat vs. Battle
Difference Between Combat and Battle
Combatnoun
A battle, a fight (often one in which weapons are used).
Battlenoun
A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; an engagement; a combat.
Combatnoun
a struggle for victory
Battlenoun
A struggle; a contest.
the battle of lifeCombatverb
(transitive) To fight; to struggle against.
It has proven very difficult to combat drug addiction.Battlenoun
A division of an army; a battalion.
Combatverb
(intransitive) To fight (with); to struggle for victory (against).
Battlenoun
(obsolete) The main body, as distinct from the vanguard and rear; battalia.
Combatnoun
an engagement fought between two military forces
Battleverb
(intransitive) To join in battle; to contend in fight
Scientists always battle over theories.She has been battling against cancer for years.Combatnoun
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle;
a fight broke out at the hockey gamethere was fighting in the streetsthe unhappy couple got into a terrible scrapBattleverb
(transitive) To fight or struggle; to enter into a battle with.
She has been battling cancer for years.Combatverb
battle or contend against in or as if in a battle;
The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Nothern IraqWe must combat the prejudices against other racesthey battled over the budgetBattleverb
To nourish; feed.
Battleverb
To render (for example soil) fertile or fruitful
Battleadjective
Improving; nutritious; fattening.
battle grass, battle pastureBattleadjective
Fertile; fruitful.
battle soil, battle landBattlenoun
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war;
Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamaugahe lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagementBattlenoun
an energetic attempt to achieve something;
getting through the crowd was a real strugglehe fought a battle for recognitionBattlenoun
an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals);
the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumphpolice tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobsBattleverb
battle or contend against in or as if in a battle;
The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Nothern IraqWe must combat the prejudices against other racesthey battled over the budget
