whipping vs combat

whipping and combat both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of whipping include fight, fighting, scrap.

whipping (noun)	combat (noun)
beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment	an engagement fought between two military forces
the act of overcoming or outdoing	the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally
a sound defeat

whipping (adjective)	combat (adjective)
smart and fashionable

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