combat

About 13.41 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A battle, a fight (often one in which weapons are used).
2. noun a struggle for victory
3. verb To fight; to struggle against.

   It has proven very difficult to combat drug addiction.

4. verb To fight (with); to struggle for victory (against).

Similar words

fight battle fighting armed combat fighter hostilities attack attacking conflict defeat

Often followed by

the with and in of this troops aircraft between

Word family

combated combating combats combatted combatting