combat (combats plural & 3rd person present) (combating present participle) (combatting present participle) (combated past tense & past participle) (combatted past tense & past participle )
The noun is pronounced [PH:k][PH:A][PH:m][PH:b][PH:G][PH:t]. The verb is pronounced [PH:k][PH:&][PH:m][PH:b][PH:G][PH:t].
1 n-uncount Combat is fighting that takes place in a war.
Over 16 million men had died in combat..., Yesterday saw hand-to-hand combat in the city., ...combat aircraft.
2 n-count A combat is a battle, or a fight between two people.
It was the end of a long combat.
3 verb If people in authority combat something, they try to stop it happening. Congress has criticised new government measures to combat crime. V n
combat trousers
Combat trousers are large, loose trousers with lots of pockets. n-plural also a pair of N
He was wearing black combat trousers and a hooded fleece.