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1. (n.) contest
a competition between rivals, as for a prize.
2. contest
struggle for victory or superiority.
3. contest
dispute.
4. (v.t.) contest
to struggle or fight for, as in battle.
5. contest
dispute.
6. contest
to call in question; challenge.
7. contest
to contend.
8. (v.i.) contest
to dispute; contend.
Etymology: (1595–1605; < L contestāri to call to witness (in a lawsuit) =con-con - +testārī to testify)
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| Definition of 'contest' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) contest, competition
an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
2. (verb) contest
a struggle between rivals
3. (verb) contest, contend, repugn
to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
"They contested the outcome of the race"
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1. (noun) contest
a competition to determine who is best
a contest to see who was stronger
2. contest
a competition for power
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| Definition of 'contest' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) contest
earnest dispute; strife in argument; controversy; debate; altercation
2. (noun) contest
earnest struggle for superiority, victory, defense, etc.; competition; emulation; strife in arms; conflict; combat; encounter
3. (verb) contest
to make a subject of dispute, contention, litigation, or emulation; to contend for; to call in question; to controvert; to oppose; to dispute
4. (verb) contest
to strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend; as, the troops contested every inch of ground
5. (verb) contest
to make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist; as a claim, by course of law; to controvert
6. (verb) contest
to engage in contention, or emulation; to contend; to strive; to vie; to emulate; -- followed usually by with
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Sense: a struggle, competition etc to gain an advantage or victory
a sporting contest.
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Afrikaans: wedstryd |
Arabic: مُباراه، مُناظَرَه، مُساب |
Bulgarian: състезание |
Brazilian: disputa |
Czech: zápas, soutěž, závod |
German: der Wettkampf |
Danish: strid; konkurrence |
Greek: διαγωνισμός |
Spanish: competición (deporte), co |
Estonian: võistlus |
Farsi: رقابت؛ ستیز |
Finnish: kilpailu |
French: compétition |
Hebrew: תָחַרוּת |
Hindi: प्रतियोगिता |
Croatian: prepirka, spor |
Hungarian: verseny |
Indonesian: pertandingan |
Icelandic: keppni |
Italian: gara |
Japanese: 競争 |
Korean: 다툼, 경기 |
Lithuanian: varžybos, konkursas |
Latvian: sacensība |
Malay: pertandingan |
Dutch: strijd |
Norwegian: strid, konkurranse, tvist |
Polish: turniej, konkurs |
Persian: رقابت؛ ستیز |
Pashto: مجادله كول، مسابقه كول، ج |
Portuguese: certame |
Romanian: competiţie |
Russian: состязание |
Slovak: súťaž |
Slovenian: tekmovanje |
Serbian: takmičenje |
Swedish: kamp, tävling, match |
Thai: การดิ้นรน; การแข่งขัน |
Turkish: yarışma, müsabaka |
Taiwanese: 競賽 |
Ukrainian: змагання |
Urdu: مقابلہ، مسابقہ |
Vietnamese: cuộc thi |
Chinese: 竞赛 |
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