combat

n. fight, struggle; military conflict

v. fight, battle, struggle

The ComBat was an aluminium cricket bat and the subject of an incident that occurred at the WACA cricket ground in Perth in December of 1979. Australia were playing England, and were in trouble at the end of the first day, at a score of 232/8 with Dennis Lillee not out . When the second day of play began, Lillee emerged onto the field carrying not the traditional willow bat, but a cricket bat made from aluminium. The bat, manufactured by the company of Lillee's good friend Graham Monoghan, was intended only as a cheap replacement for traditional cricket bats for schools and developing countries. Nevertheless, Lillee decided to use it in the Test match as a marketing stunt, and at that point, there were no rules against using such a bat. This was not the first time Lillee had used an aluminium bat, as he had employed one 12 days perivously in a Test against the West Indies, without incident.
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Combat, or fighting, is purposeful violent conflict intended to establish dominance over the opposition.The term "combat" (French for "fight") typically refers to armed conflict between military forces in warfare, whereas the more general term "fighting" can refer to any violent conflict, including boxing and wrestling matches. Combat violence can be unilateral, whereas fighting implies at least a defensive reaction. However, the terms are often used synonymously.
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Combat! was an American television program that aired on ABC from 1962 until 1967. The exclamation point in "Combat!" was a stylized bayonet.Created by Robert Pirosh , the show covered the lives of a squad of American soldiers in France during World War II and starred Vic Morrow, Rick Jason, Pierre Jalbert, Jack Hogan, Conlan Carter, Shecky Greene, and Dick Peabody. In the first season, the then little-known Ted Knight and Frank Gorshin made appearances. Notable guest stars in the second season included Lee Marvin, James Coburn, Richard Basehart, Eddie Albert, Nick Adams, James Caan, and Leonard Nimoy (as a U.S. soldier/German translator), and Baseball Hall of Famer Warren Spahn (as a German guard). Mike Farrell (coincidentally for this later M*A*S*H doctor, as a medic) also guest-starred. The program was produced by Robert Blees, Robert Altman (briefly), Richard Caffey, Gene Levitt, and Richard Maibaum. The executive producer was Selig J. Seligman. Ten episodes were directed by Altman, who went on to make M*A*S*H and other acclaimed films.
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Noun
1. an engagement fought between two military forces
(synonym) armed combat
(hypernym) battle, conflict, fight, engagement
(hyponym) hostility, belligerency
(part-holonym) war, warfare
(derivation) battle
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
2. the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"
(synonym) fight, fighting, scrap
(hypernym) conflict, struggle, battle
(hyponym) gunfight, gunplay, shootout
(part-meronym) blow
(derivation) battle
Verb
1. battle or contend against in or as if in a battle; "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Nothern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget"
(synonym) battle
(hypernym) fight, struggle
(hyponym) dogfight
(derivation) fight, fighting, scrap

n. combat, fight, battle; clash, action

v. fight, combat, attack, struggle; oppose, contend, engage

(v. t.)
To fight with; to oppose by force, argument, etc.; to contend against; to resist.
  

(v. i.)
To struggle or contend, as with an opposing force; to fight.
  

(n.)
An engagement of no great magnitude; or one in which the parties engaged are not armies.
  

(n.)
A fight; a contest of violence; a struggle for supremacy.