1. (noun) the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

• combat
• fight
• scrap

2. (adjective) engaged in or ready for military or naval operations

• active
• combat-ready

1. (noun) the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

• affaire d'honneur
• duel
• affray
• disturbance
• fray
• ruffle
• banging
• battering
• beating
• whipping
• brawl
• free-for-all
• brush
• clash
• encounter
• skirmish
• close-quarter fighting
• cut-and-thrust
• knife fight
• snickersnee
• dogfight
• dogfight
• hassle
• rough-and-tumble
• scuffle
• tussle
• fencing
• fistfight
• fisticuffs
• slugfest
• gang fight
• rumble
• gunfight
• gunplay
• shootout
• impact
• shock
• in-fighting
• set-to
• single combat

1. (adjective) engaged in or ready for military or naval operations

• armed forces
• armed services
• military
• military machine
• war machine

1. (noun) the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

• battle
• conflict
• struggle

1. (adjective) engaged in or ready for military or naval operations

• operational

1. (noun) the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

• altercate
• argufy
• dispute
• quarrel
• scrap
• battle
• combat
• contend
• contend
• fight
• fight
• struggle
• struggle
• scrappy

2. (adjective) engaged in or ready for military or naval operations

• action
• action
• activeness
• activeness
• activity
• activity