Definitions for contest
ˈkɒn tɛst; kənˈtɛstcon·test

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. contest, competitionnoun

   an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants

2. contestverb

   a struggle between rivals

3. contest, contend, repugnverb

   to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation

   "They contested the outcome of the race"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. contestnoun

   controversy; debate

   no contest

   Etymology: From contester, from contestor

2. contestnoun

   struggle for superiority; combat

   Etymology: From contester, from contestor

3. contestnoun

   a competition

   The child entered the spelling contest.

   Etymology: From contester, from contestor

4. contestverb

   to contend

   I will contest for the open seat on the board.

   Etymology: From contester, from contestor

5. contestverb

   to call into question; to oppose

   The rival contested the dictator's re-election because of claims of voting irregularities.

   Etymology: From contester, from contestor

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Contestverb

   to make a subject of dispute, contention, litigation, or emulation; to contend for; to call in question; to controvert; to oppose; to dispute

2. Contestverb

   to strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend; as, the troops contested every inch of ground

3. Contestverb

   to make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist; as a claim, by course of law; to controvert

4. Contestverb

   to engage in contention, or emulation; to contend; to strive; to vie; to emulate; -- followed usually by with

5. Contestnoun

   earnest dispute; strife in argument; controversy; debate; altercation

6. Contestnoun

   earnest struggle for superiority, victory, defense, etc.; competition; emulation; strife in arms; conflict; combat; encounter

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Contest

   Contest is the self-published first novel by Australian thriller writer Matthew Reilly. In 1996, after being rejected by several Australian publishing houses, Reilly personally paid for 1000 copies of the book to be published privately under the label of 'Karanadon Entertainment', and sold them himself. Before publishing the novel in North America, Reilly rewrote most of the novel, placing the contest in the New York Library, rather than a fictitious library, and added descriptions of and encounters with the other contestants to improve his story.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Contest

   kon-test′, v.t. to call in question or make the subject of dispute: to strive for.—n. Con′test, a struggle for superiority: strife: debate.—adj. Contest′able.—ns. Contest′ant, one who contests; Contestā′tion, the act of contesting: contest: strife: emulation.—p.adj. Contest′ed.—adv. Contest′ingly, by contest.—Contested election, an election for a member of parliament or the like, where more than one competitor offer themselves. [Fr.,—L. contestāri, to call to witness—con, and testāri, to be a witness—testis, a witness.]

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. contest

   In a military sense, to struggle to defend; as, the troops contested every inch of ground. Earnest struggle for superiority, defense, or the like; strife in arms.

Matched Categories

1. • Oppose
   • Social Event

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'contest' in Nouns Frequency: #2068

How to pronounce contest?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of contest in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of contest in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of contest in a Sentence

1. David Daleiden:

   The Center for Medical Progress follows all applicable laws in the course of our investigative journalism work and will contest all attempts from Planned Parenthood and their allies to silence our First Amendment rights and suppress investigative journalism.

2. European Broadcasting Union:

   This element of the performance was not cleared with the EBU and the Host Broadcaster, KAN. The Eurovision Song Contest is a non-political event and Madonna had been made aware of this.

3. Dwight D Eisenhower:

   When you are in any contest you should work as if there were - to the very last minute - a chance to lose it.

4. Allen Iverson:

   Michael Jackson is my favorite artist of all time, and it was like the closest thing to a Michael Jackson concert to me on a basketball level, i don't think a dunk contest will ever be duplicated in that fashion ever again.

5. Franco Chimenti:

   It's not as foolish an idea as one might think, if The Molinaris play The Molinaris cards right The Molinaris could win this( bidding contest).

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