The difference between Combat and Contest
When used as nouns, combat means a battle, a fight (often one in which weapons are used), whereas contest means controversy.
When used as verbs, combat means to fight, whereas contest means to contend.
check bellow for the other definitions of Combat and Contest
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Combat as a noun:
A battle, a fight (often one in which weapons are used); a struggle for victory.
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Combat as a verb (transitive):
To fight; to struggle against.
Examples:
"It has proven very difficult to combat drug addiction."
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Combat as a verb (intransitive):
To fight (with); to struggle for victory (against).
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Contest as a noun (uncountable):
Controversy; debate.
Examples:
"no contest"
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Contest as a noun (uncountable):
Struggle for superiority; combat.
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Contest as a noun (countable):
A competition.
Examples:
"The child entered the spelling contest."
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Contest as a verb (intransitive):
To contend.
Examples:
"I will contest for the open seat on the board."
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Contest as a verb (transitive):
To call into question; to oppose.
Examples:
"The rival contested the dictator's re-election because of claims of voting irregularities."
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Contest as a verb (transitive):
To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend.
Examples:
"The troops contested every inch of ground."
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Contest as a verb (legal):
To make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist, as a claim, by course of law; to controvert.