brush vs combat

combat vs brush

brush and combat both are nouns.

brush and combat both are verbs.

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

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

brush: a minor short-term fight
combat: the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

Other hypernyms of brush include fight, fighting, scrap.

brush (noun)	combat (noun)
a minor short-term fight	an engagement fought between two military forces
the act of brushing your hair	the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
the act of brushing your teeth
contact with something dangerous or undesirable
a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox)
an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor
momentary contact
a dense growth of bushes

brush (verb)	combat (verb)
remove with or as if with a brush	battle or contend against in or as if in a battle
touch lightly and briefly
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
clean with a brush
cover by brushing
sweep across or over

Difference between brush and combat

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