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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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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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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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