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Definitions of 'challenge'

1. (noun) challenge
a demanding or stimulating situation
"they reacted irrationally to the challenge of Russian power"

2. (noun) challenge
a call to engage in a contest or fight

3. (noun) challenge
questioning a statement and demanding an explanation
"his challenge of the assumption that Japan is still our enemy"

4. (noun) challenge
a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror

5. (verb) challenge
a demand by a sentry for a password or identification

6. (verb) challenge, dispute, gainsay
take exception to
"She challenged his claims"

7. (verb) challenge
issue a challenge to
"Fischer challenged Spassky to a match"

8. (verb) challenge
ask for identification
"The illegal immigrant was challenged by the border guard"

9. (verb) challenge, take exception
raise a formal objection in a court of law

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