"combats" in the noun sense
1. combat, armed combat
an engagement fought between two military forces
2. fight, fighting, combat, scrap
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"
"combats" in the verb sense
1. battle, combat
battle or contend against in or as if in a battle
"The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq"
"We must combat the prejudices against other races"
"they battled over the budget"
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