battering vs combat

battering and combat both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
battering	Yes	No	No	No
combat	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, combat is a hypernym of battering; that is, combat is a word with a broader meaning than battering:

Other hypernyms of battering include fight, fighting, scrap.

battering (noun)	combat (noun)
the act of subjecting to strong attack	an engagement fought between two military forces
	the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

battering (verb)	combat (verb)
	battle or contend against in or as if in a battle