beating vs combat

beating and combat both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of beating include fight, fighting, scrap.

beating (noun)	combat (noun)
the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows	an engagement fought between two military forces
the act of overcoming or outdoing	the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

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