A Combine Ellipsis of combine harvester. A combination. Especially, a joint enterprise of whatever legal form for a purpose of business or in any way promoting the interests of the participants, sometimes with monopolistic or fraudulent intentions. An industrial conglomeration in a socialist country, particularly in the former Soviet bloc. Synonym: kombinat (art) An artwork falling between painting and sculpture, having objects embedded into a painted surface. Ellipsis of combine car, a type of railway car that combines passenger and freight functions. (American football) A test match in which applicants play in the hope of earning a position on a professional football team.